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Worth seeing in and around Brookdale

10 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.

  1. 01
    Montclair State University

    Montclair State University is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. Parts of the campus extend into Clifton and into Little Falls.

    3.1 km · public university in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Montclair Art Museum

    The Montclair Art Museum is located in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey and holds a collection of over 12,000 objects showcasing American and Native North American art. Montclair Art Museum has been privately funded since it opened in 1914 as the first museum in New Jersey that granted access to the public and the first dedicated solely to art.

    3.9 km · art museum in Montclair, New Jersey · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    MSU Soccer Park

    MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. The stadium serves as home to the Montclair Red Hawks men's and women's soccer teams, although it has also been a frequent venue for professional soccer teams.

    3.3 km · soccer stadium in New Jersey, USA · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Yantacaw Brook Park, New Jersey

    Yantacaw Brook is a tributary of the Third River in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The brook rises in Montclair and then continues into the Third River in Bloomfield, New Jersey and then into Belleville and Nutley, where it enters the Passaic River.

    1.5 km · park in New Jersey, United States of America, United States of America · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Van Vleck House and Gardens

    Van Vleck House and Gardens is a former private estate run as a non-profit community resource in Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It features a public botanical garden of mostly ericaceous plants that has been developed over several generations.

    2.8 km · historic site in New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Wellmont Theatre

    The Wellmont Theater is a theater and concert venue located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The theater is located on the Wellmon Arts Plaza in downtown Montclair, near the border with neighboring Glen Ridge.

    3.7 km · theater and concert venue in Montclair, New Jersey, United States · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Sprague Field

    Sprague Field is a 6,000-seat stadium located on the campus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. The stadium is located on the Normal Avenue side of the campus adjacent to the university's major indoor sporting venue, the Panzer Athletic Center, and is within walking distance of the Montclair Heights rail station. Sprague Field is one of several athletic venues on campus and plays host to the Montclair State Red Hawks football team, its field hockey team, and its men's and women's lacrosse teams.

    3.2 km · football stadium in New Jersey, USA · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Hotel Montclair

    The Hotel Montclair, also known as The Montclair was a hotel located in Montclair, New Jersey. It opened in 1907 and closed in 1938.

    3.8 km · building in Montclair, New Jersey · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Central Presbyterian Church

    Central Presbyterian Church is a historic church located at 46 Park Street in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The church was built in 1921 and dedicated on Oct.

    3.4 km · church building in New Jersey, United States of America · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Edgemont Memorial Park

    Edgemont Park is a park in Montclair, New Jersey, in the United States of America. It shares a name with the nearby Edgemont Elementary School.

    1.6 km · municipal park in Montclair, New Jersey · Wikipedia

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Getting to Brookdale

Airports
Newark Liberty (EWR), 16 km · LaGuardia (LGA), 27 km · John F. Kennedy (JFK), 40 km
Stations
Walnut Street, 2.9 km · Watchung Avenue, 2.1 km · Bay Street, 3.6 km · Mountain Avenue, 2.6 km · Benson Street, 3.5 km
  • New York → Brookdale
    20 km · quickest by road, 43 min · $2–3
  • Philadelphia → Brookdale
    128 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · $12–17
  • Hartford → Brookdale
    162 km · quickest by road, 3h 28m · $16–22
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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 Brookdale. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Go nextOften referred to as "Wall Street West", it still contains amazing views of Manhattan, Liberty State Park, which has ferries to Liberty and Ellis Island, and tons of foreign cuisine.

From Wikivoyage: Clifton (New Jersey), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2022-01.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Fire IslandUS

    10 ways of moving, 18 sources

    90 km
  2. 02
    Vinalhaven and the Fox IslandsUS

    9 ways of moving, 13 sources

    566 km
  3. 03
    Tortola and the British Virgin IslandsVG

    11 ways of moving, 15 sources

    2,653 km
  4. 04
    ViequesPR

    8 ways of moving, 12 sources

    2,659 km
  5. 05
    SabaNL

    8 ways of moving, 22 sources

    2,784 km

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Around it

Next door to Brookdale

Brookdale is 19 km from Manhattan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.