Yak

Yak is a grassland in Wantage Township, Sussex County, New Jersey. Yak is situated nearby to the grassland Donkeys, as well as near Elk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Space Farms Zoo and Museum and Sunrise Mountain.

Space Farms Zoo and Museum

Zoo

Space Farms Zoo and Museum is a roadside zoo and historical museum in Sussex County, New Jersey, currently owned by New Jersey State Senator Parker Space. The zoo was founded in 1927 and is home to more than 500 live animals, including some endangered species. Space Farms Zoo and Museum is situated 640 feet northeast of Yak.

Sunrise Mountain

Peak

Sunrise Mountain is a peak of the Kittatinny Mountains in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The mountain is 1,650 feet tall, and overlooks Beemerville to the east.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beemerville and Sussex.

Beemerville

Hamlet

Beemerville is an unincorporated community located within Wantage Township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Space Farms Zoo and Museum, established in 1927, is a combination of a natural environment for animals and historical museum located on County Route 519 in Beemerville.

Sussex

Village

Photo: Jared Kofsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sussex is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,024, a decrease of 106 from the 2010 census count of 2,130, which in turn reflected a decline of 15 from the 2,145 counted in the 2000 census. Sussex is situated 4½ miles east of Yak.

Wantage Township

Town

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wantage Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,811, a decrease of 547 from the 2010 census count of 11,358, which in turn reflected an increase of 971 from the 10,387 counted in the 2000 census. Wantage Township is situated 4½ miles northeast of Yak.

Yak

Type: Grassland
Category: tourist attraction
Location: Wantage Township, Sussex County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.20771° or 41° 12′ 28″ north

Longitude

-74.69608° or 74° 41′ 46″ west

Open location code

87H76853+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 863849690

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=animal

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

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