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Central Park
An 843-acre urban oasis in the heart of Manhattan, one of the most visited urban parks in the world with meadows, lakes, and iconic bridges.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Butler
New Jersey, United States · North America
About Butler
Butler sits on the route: 10 minutes from Pompton Lakes, 40km from Central Park.
Butler is in New Jersey, United States, with about 7,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pompton Lakes, about 4 km away.
Butler is a former commuter railroad train station in the borough of Butler, Morris County, New Jersey. Serving passenger and freight trains of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway, Butler served as the western terminus of service beginning in 1941, when passenger service was cut from Stroudsburg,Read more
Pennsylvania. Trains from Butler operated to Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City until December 12, 1958 and then Susquehanna Transfer in North Bergen until the discontinuation of service on June 30, 1966. Butler station consisted of a single low-level side platform with the wooden frame station. The next station east was Bloomingdale.
Railroad service through Butler began on May 1, 1872 with the opening of the New Jersey Midland Railroad from Pompton Township to Middletown, New York. However, the station at the time was known as West Bloomingdale. The station depot, built in Stick–Eastlake architecture in 1888, currently serves as the Butler Museum, a local nonprofit historical entity. The National Register of Historic Places added Butler station to its listings on January 24, 2002 for its transportation significance. Since May 1976, the station has served as the Butler Museum, a local museum focusing on the industrial, cultural and social histories of the municipality.
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What is there to see near Butler?
Within an hour or so of Butler: Central Park (40 km), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (40 km), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (40 km), American Museum of Natural History (40 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Butler?
Butler is in New Jersey, United States, about 4 km from Pompton Lakes.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,701
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 41.0037, -74.3415
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Worth the detour from Butler
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic spiral masterpiece housing an outstanding collection of Impressionist and modern art.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
America's largest art museum, with over two million works spanning 5,000 years of world culture.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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American Museum of Natural History
A beloved New York institution famous for its dinosaur halls, dioramas, and the Rose Center's spectacular planetarium.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Empire State Building
Legendary 102-storey Art Deco skyscraper that defined the New York City skyline when completed in 1931.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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Times Square
Dazzling commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan known for its giant digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The most influential modern art museum in the world, home to Starry Night, Campbell's Soup Cans, and Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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One World Trade Center
Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 541 metres, rising from the site of the original World Trade Center.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Butler
- 53 kmHawk's Nest (Route 97)A serpentine stretch of NY Route 97 clinging to cliffs above the Delaware River near Port Jervis. Its stacked stone-walled curves star in countless car commercials.
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