Manalapan

Manalapan is a city of around 34,000 people in Monmouth County. This community is 15 mi (24) from the Jersey Shore and 45 mi (72 km) southwest of New York City

Understand
The name "Manalapan" comes from the Lenape word for land of good bread or good land to settle upon.

Manalapan Township is primarily a suburban area and was originally formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 9, 1848, The area was created from existing portions of Freehold Township.

Englishtown was formed as a borough from portions of Manalapan on January 4, 1888, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day.

Yorketown is an unincorporated area located within Manalapan Township.

The Battle of Monmouth was fought in Monmouth Battlefield State Park, which is in Freehold Township and Manalapan.

By plane

 * Old Bridge Airport Public-use airport located 9.26 km (5 mn) south of the Old Bridge CBD in Middlesex County. The airport is privately owned and situated next to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

The City is served by several nearby international and domestic airports


 * Newark Liberty International Airport.


 * John F. Kennedy International Airport.


 * LaGuardia Airport.


 * Philadelphia International Airport


 * Atlantic City Airport  provides some minor domestic service.

Please see the New Jersey article for more detailed information on these airports and services.

By train
While there is no designated station for this particular township, the nearest train station, by distance, is Aberdeen-Matawan, which runs along the North Jersey Coast Line towards New York City/Hoboken and Bay Head. The station situates on the intersection of Main Street & Atlantic Avenue in Matawan, New Jersey, approximately 10 miles/23 minutes away from the northern township border between Marlboro and Manalapan.

By car
U.S Highway 9, New Jersey Turnpike, Route 33, Garden State Parkway, Route 527


 * U.S. Route 9 is in the northeast
 * State Route 33 passes through near the southern part of the township.
 * County routes 522 and 527 traverse the municipality.
 * County route 537 follows the southeast border of the township.

Other major roads provide access to the area.


 * Garden State Parkway is in bordering Old Bridge
 * Interstate 195 is in bordering Millstone Township.
 * New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 is in East Windsor Township (Exit 8) and bordering Monroe Township (Exit 8A).

By bus
New Jersey Transit drop-off location Union Hill Road or Gordon’s Corner Rd

Do

 * Manalapan Under the Stars An annual community celebration featuring rides, concerts, fireworks, and other activities. Held at the Manalapan Recreation Center.
 * Manalapan Under the Stars An annual community celebration featuring rides, concerts, fireworks, and other activities. Held at the Manalapan Recreation Center.

Sleep
There seems to be no places to stay here; try Freehold or Old Bridge.

Stay safe
The city and surrounding area has a rising crime rate. Use care and common sense especially if moving about the district at night, on your own or in areas in which you may easily become disorientated.

Manalapan Township has a police department.



Connect

 * Monmouth County Library

Go next
New York City can be easily reached through U.S. Route 9 North, following the signs. Public transport regularly services passengers toward New York City through bus lines: 139 (regular service between Lakewood and New York City Port Authority Bus Terminal, or "PABT"), 132 (same as 139, but express between Gordon's Corner Road and Old Bridge), and 130 (express between PABT and Union Hill Road Park & Ride in the neighboring Marlboro Township).

Middletown Township

Homdel Township

Crawford Hill the former site of a radar facility, is the county's highest point at least 380 feet (116 m) above sea level. The top portion of the hill is owned by Alcatel-Lucent and houses a research laboratory of Bell Laboratories.

The Locust neighborhood of Middletown Township

Highlands

Atlantic Highlands

Ocean County

Monmouth County a mecca of boating and fishing. Its waterways include several rivers and bays

New York Harbor

Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Manasquan Inlet

Manasquan River, a bay-like body of saltwater that serves as the starting point of the Intracoastal Waterway.


 * Middlesex County, New Jersey is to the northwest
 * Ocean County, New Jersey is to the south
 * Millstone Township is to the immediate south
 * Burlington County, New Jersey is to the southwest
 * Mercer County, New Jersey is to the west
 * Richmond County, New York is to the north
 * Queens County, New York is to the northeast
 * Marlboro Township is to the immediate northeast
 * The Atlantic Ocean lies a short distance and several counties to the east
 * Freehold Township is to the immediate east

Gateway National Recreation Area The Sandy Hook section of this recreation area is within Monmouth County.