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Six Flags Great Adventure
New Jersey's premier amusement park with world-class coasters and an adjoining safari experience.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Dayton
New Jersey, United States · North America
About Dayton
Dayton is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Rossmoor, 27km from Six Flags Great Adventure.
Dayton is in New Jersey, United States, with about 7,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rossmoor, about 5 km away.
Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. At the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 8,138, up from 7,063 in 2010.
Dayton has a post office with its own ZIP Code (08810) that encompasses theRead more
entire CDP, as well as some surrounding areas. The community was named for William L. Dayton, a local attorney who later served in the United States Senate, or for Jonathan Dayton, the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution, who later served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey. The area had been known as "Cross Roads" and was renamed in 1866 to avoid confusion with mail that was sent to another post office that shared the name.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dayton?
Within an hour or so of Dayton: Six Flags Great Adventure (27 km), Statue of Liberty (53 km), One World Trade Center (56 km), 9/11 Memorial & Museum (56 km).
Are there any good drives near Dayton?
The nearest famous roads are Hawk's Nest (Route 97).
Where is Dayton?
Dayton is in New Jersey, United States, about 5 km from Rossmoor.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,063
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Jersey
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 40.3726, -74.5101
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Dayton
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Statue of Liberty
Colossal neoclassical sculpture gifted by France in 1886, standing as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
53 km · about 60 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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9/11 Memorial & Museum
Tribute at the World Trade Center site featuring twin reflecting pools set in the footprints of the original towers.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Brooklyn Bridge
Landmark 1883 hybrid cable-stayed suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East River.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Katz's Delicatessen
Lower East Side deli open since 1888, hand-carving some 15,000 pounds of pastrami a week under fluorescent light and salami-strung ceilings. You take a paper ticket at the door and guard it.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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