Avenel
Avenel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S.
Avenel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Woodbridge Township, in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Avenel is approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Midtown Manhattan along the North Jersey Coast rail line.
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Worth seeing in and around Avenel
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Barron Library
The Barron Library is a historic building located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Formerly a public library, it is now the Barron Arts Center.
2.6 km · historic building in Woodbridge, New Jersey · Wikipedia - 02First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church is located at 600 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township of Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The congregation was founded in 1675.
2.5 km · historic church in Woodbridge, New Jersey · Wikipedia - 03Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 650 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township of Middlesex County, New Jersey. The third church at this location, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2004, for its significance in architecture and religion.
2.5 km · church building in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey · Wikipedia - 04Woodbridge Center
Woodbridge Center is a major two-level shopping mall located in Woodbridge Township, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 9. As of 2025, Woodbridge Center features a variety of retail stores, including Macy's, Boscov's, JCPenney, and Dick’s Sporting Goods as anchor stores.
3.8 km · Major shopping mall in New Jersey · Wikipedia
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Getting to Avenel
- Airports
- Newark Liberty (EWR), 14 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 40 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 42 km
- New York → Avenel28 km · quickest by road, 56 min · $3–4
- Philadelphia → Avenel102 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · $9–13
- Hartford → Avenel188 km · quickest by road, 3h 53m · $17–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Avenel
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Avenel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHowever, there are plans to develop a ferry system that will transport passengers to and from Elizabeth to New York.
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Next door to Avenel
Avenel is 11 km from Staten Island, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Hazeltonhuman settlement in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States of America1.7 km
- West Carterethuman settlement in United States of America2.4 km
- Edgarshuman settlement in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, United States of America1.9 km