Lake Lefferts, Matawan

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Facts and practical information

Lake Lefferts is an engineered lake in Matawan, New Jersey. The lake is the result of the construction in 1928 of Lake Lefferts Dam, which captured and stored the flow of Matawan Creek. ()

Elevation: 10 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°24'49"N, 74°14'11"W

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Ravine Dr, Matawan, NJ 07747MatawanMatawan 07747 United States

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Day trips

Lake Lefferts – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Keyport Fire Museum & Education Center, Keansburg Firemen's Memorial Park, Hans Pedersen and Sons, South Amboy.

2.4 miNE
40°26'10"N • 74°12'6"W
Keyport Fire Museum & Education Center, Keyport
62 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
6.1 miNE
Memorial
Keansburg Firemen's Memorial Park, Keansburg
155 min walk • Keansburg Firefighter's Memorial Park, located on Center and Fox Avenues in Keansburg, New Jersey, was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1938. Services were led by Captain Waldo Weller, Chaplain of the 16th Infantry Regiment on Governors Island, NY. The property was donated to the borough by William A. Gehlhaus.
2.1 miNE
40°26'8"N • 74°12'30"W
Hans Pedersen and Sons, Keyport
54 min walk • Sailing, Marina
5.3 miNW
City
South Amboy
136 min walk • South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 9,411. South Amboy and Perth Amboy, across the Raritan River, are collectively referred to as The Amboys.
5.8 miE
40°26'39"N • 74°7'58"W
Church of Saint Ann, Keansburg
149 min walk • Church
3 miE
Locality
Hazlet
77 min walk • Hazlet is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located near the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area and is a bedroom community of New York.
5.7 miE
Lighthouse
Waackaack Rear Range Light, Keansburg
145 min walk • The Waackaack Rear Range Light was built in 1856 off the shore of Keansburg, in Monmouth county, New Jersey, United States. It stood about 96 feet tall.
2 miNE
40°26'10"N • 74°12'41"W
Brown's Point Marina, Keyport
52 min walk • Sailing, Marina
~1750 ftE
40°24'48"N • 74°13'48"W
Matawan Aberdeen Public Library, Matawan
9 min walk • Library
4 miW
Music venue, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
Birch Hill Nightclub, Old Bridge Township
103 min walk • Birch Hill Nightclub was a music venue and nightclub in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. The venue ran into trouble in 2000 after an accidental drowning and drug raids. Birch Hill was sold in 2003 and is now a housing development.
5.7 miNW
Neighbourhood
Sayreville Station, Sayreville
146 min walk • Sayreville Station is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Originally terminus of Raritan River Railroad's Sayreville Branch between Upper and Lower Sayreville. The spur was abandoned in 1978.