Hazlet

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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. As of the 2010 United States Census, Hazlet's population was 20,334, reflecting a decline of 1,044 from the 21,378 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 598 from the 21,976 counted in the 1990 Census. ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.67 mi²Coordinates: 40°25'20"N, 74°10'49"W

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Hazlet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henry Hudson Trail, Conference House, Evil Clown of Middletown, Deep Cut Gardens.

3.8 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Henry Hudson Trail, Keansburg
98 min walk • The Henry Hudson Trail is a rail trail in Western and Northern Monmouth County, New Jersey. The trail is named for Henry Hudson, who explored the harbor at Atlantic Highlands and the Raritan Bayshore coastline in the early 1600s. The trail is not near the Hudson River.
6.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Conference House, New York City
173 min walk • Conference House is a stone house in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680. It is located in Conference House Park near Ward's Point, the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island, which became known as "Billop's Point" in the 18th century.
4.8 miSE
Monuments and statues
Evil Clown of Middletown, Middletown
122 min walk • The Evil Clown of Middletown is a large outdoor sign in Middletown Township, New Jersey. Originally built by and for Food Circus grocery store, which later became known as the regional supermarket Foodtown, it is now a roadside display and de facto advertising sign for a nearby Spirits Liquors.
3.6 miSE
40°23'27"N • 74°7'34"W
Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
92 min walk • Garden, Park
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Lefferts, Matawan
77 min walk • 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.
1.5 miNW
40°26'10"N • 74°12'6"W
Keyport Fire Museum & Education Center, Keyport
38 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
5 miSE
Museum, History museum
Poricy Park, Middletown
127 min walk • Poricy Park is a 250 acres nature preserve and park in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. It is known for its Cretaceous period fossil shell beds along the Poricy Brook streambed, open to the public for limited collecting. The park also contains a Nature Center and the Murray Farmhouse and Barn, a New Jersey Historic Site.
3.2 miNE
Memorial
Keansburg Firemen's Memorial Park, Keansburg
83 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.
1.7 miNW
40°26'8"N • 74°12'30"W
Hans Pedersen and Sons, Keyport
45 min walk • Sailing, Marina
3.4 miNE
40°26'59"N • 74°7'32"W
Keansburg Waterfront Public Library, Keansburg
88 min walk • Library
6.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Ward's Point, New York City
166 min walk • Ward's Point is the southernmost point in the U.S. state of New York and lies within Tottenville, Staten Island, New York City. It is located at the mouth of Arthur Kill, across from Perth Amboy, New Jersey, at the head of Raritan Bay. The site is part of modern-day Conference House Park.