The City of Scotch Plains, NJ
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Scotch Plains is a small town in the state of New Jersey. The largest nearby city to Scotch Plains is New York, approximately 20 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Scotch Plains, including Heart & Soul Cafe, Chippery Fish & Chips, Domino's Pizza, Gennaro's Pizzeria & Restaurant and Hong Kong Gardens. For a larger selection of Scotch Plains restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Scotch Plains Golf Courses, Museums, Amusement Parks and/or Botanical Gardens, including the Miller-Cory House, Scotch Hills Country Club, Bowcraft Playland, Ash Brook Golf Course and Hyatt Hills Golf Course. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Scotch Plains please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 8 airports are located in or near Scotch Plains:
- Belmar Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM)
- Caldwell Essex County Airport (CDM)
- Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU)
- New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
- Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR)
- Princeton Airport (PCT)
- Teterboro Airport (TEB)
- Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey Attractions
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Asbury Park - Asbury Park, Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, on the Jersey Shore and part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 16,930. Asbury Park was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1874, from portions of Ocean Township. The borough was reincorporated on February 28, 1893. Asbury Park was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, as of March 25, 1897.
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Ash Brook Golf Course - Scotch Plains, The Ash Brook Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Union County New Jersey. Built in 1951, this Scotch Plains course designed by Alfred H. Tull is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 908-756-0414. The golf course dress code is as follows: Shirt and shoes required.
Address: 1210 Raritan Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 7076
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Asia Society - , Manhattan, The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the US and around the world Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, and Melbourne. All of these centers are overseen by the Society’s headquarters in New York, which includes a museum that exhibits the Rockefeller collection of Asian art and rotating exhibits with pieces from many Asian countries including China, Japan, India, and Korea.
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Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum of New Jersey - Teterboro, The Aviation Hall Of Fame & Museum of New Jersey was founded in 1972 and preserves New Jersey's aviation and space heritage. The museum displays historic aircraft, space equipment, artifacts, photographs, art and a model collection, many of which were donations from private sources. It is the first facility of its kind developed on a state level. Its library has more than 4,000 volumes and hundreds of aviation video tapes.
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Bayonne Community Museum - Bayonne, Bayonne Trust Company, is located in Bayonne, New Jersey. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2006.
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Bear Brook Golf Club - Newton, The Bear Brook Golf Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Sussex County New Jersey. Built in 2002, this Newton course is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 973-383-2327. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.
Address: 527 Rte 94, Newton, NJ 7860
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Belmar - Belmar, Belmar is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,045. The Borough of Belmar is governed under the Faulkner Act system of municipal government.
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Bergen County Zoological Park - Paramus, Van Saun County Park is located in Paramus, New Jersey. The Park is home to the Bergen County Zoological Park. In addition, the park features picnic areas, a baseball field, a softball field, basketball and tennis courts, a soccerfield, a playground, a carousel, and pony rides. The zoo also features a train ride.
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Bergen Hills Country Club - , River Vale, The Bergen Hills Country Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Bergen County New Jersey. Built in 1931, this River Vale course designed by Donald Ross & Orin E. Smith is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 201-391-2300. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.
Address: 660 River Vale Rd, River Vale, NJ 7675
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Bergen Museum of Art and Science - Hackensack, The Bergen Museum of Art & Science is located in downtown Hackensack, New Jersey. The museum relocated from the Bergen Mall in 2010 is currently undergoing re-oganization and renovation of its new space.
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey Hotels
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Howard Johnson Express Inn -- North Plainfield1025 22 Route West
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey Restaurants
This is a list of Scotch Plains Family Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Fast Foods & Carry Out, Pizza Restaurants, Japanese Restaurants and Chinese Restaurants. Happy Dining!
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Scotch Plains Articles
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