Vernon Township, Township in Sussex County, United States
Vernon Township stretches across 182.7 square kilometers in New Jersey, with 177.1 square kilometers of land and 5.1 square kilometers of water bodies.
The municipal territory emerged on April 8, 1793, through the division of Hardyston Township and received formal incorporation status on February 21, 1798.
The Mountain Creek Ski Resort and National Winter Activity Center maintain winter sports traditions, drawing participants from the surrounding New York metropolitan area.
Residents access municipal services through the Building Portal system, which processes requests, applications, and renewals for various administrative requirements.
The township implements a Bear Resistant Garbage Can Program to minimize interactions between residents and local wildlife populations in residential areas.
Location: Sussex County
Inception: April 8, 1793
Shares border with: Wantage Township, Warwick, Hardyston Township, West Milford
Website: http://vernontwp.com
GPS coordinates: 41.19780,-74.48460
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:49
Action Park
2.1 km
Greenwood Lake
13.1 km
Wawayanda State Park
6.1 km
Sterling Forest State Park
17.3 km
Rutan Hill
16.9 km
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
6.8 km
Space Farms Zoo and Museum
17.5 km
Pochuck Mountain
4.1 km
Abram S. Hewitt State Forest
12.9 km
Wawayanda Mountain
2.3 km
Warwick Village Historic District
12.3 km
High Breeze Farm
6.1 km
General John Hathorn Stone House
10.9 km
The Boulders
14.4 km
First Presbyterian Church of Wantage
12.5 km
Bethany Chapel
9.4 km
Sterling Mountain Fire Observation Tower and Observer's Cabin
17.3 km
Lawrence Mansion
10 km
Crescent Theatre
10.4 km
Jeremiah Morehouse House
11.1 km
Elias Van Bunschooten House
14.7 km
Hulet Clark Farmstead
17.5 km
Wawayanda Lake
4.7 km
Franklin Mineral Museum Inc
12.8 km
Long Pond Ironworks State Park
16 km
Monksville Reservoir
17.6 km
Long Pond Ironworks
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Old Monroe School House
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