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Summit, NJ Road Trips

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Downtown Summit, NJ, NJ

Photo: Garrison Gao

Trip Routes

4

Longest Drive

83.7 mi

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Quickest Drive

32m

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Summit, NJ by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

22,512

Median Income

$199,107

Median Home Value

$969,900

Median Age

40.6

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Summit, NJ at a Glance

Founded

1710

Elevation

374 ft

Area

6 mi²

City data from Wikidata (Q1000642), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Summit, NJ

Summit is a city in New Jersey. It is located in Union County and is about 20 miles from Manhattan. This article also covers the neighboring town of 1 New Providence.

1 Downtown Summit. Downtown Summit includes shopping, services (barbershops, fitness centers) food, parking, and events (sidewalk sales, farmers markets). 2 Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Avenue, ☏ +1 908 273-8787. The Arboretum helps people become better educated about nature and the environment. The Summit Opera House was built in the 1890s by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union as meeting place and dry entertainment hall. It houses Winberie's restaurant on the ground floor, and a church, office space, and apartments on the upper floors. It is on Springfield Avenue at Kent Place Boulevard in downtown Summit. The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, on Elm Street diagonally across from the Summit Middle School, is a professionally recognized regional art center with an art school and an exhibition program.

1 Summit Community Center, 100 Morris Ave. (updated Jun 2021) The Summit Playhouse mounts live dramatic performances. Horseback riding is available at the Watchung stables in the Watchung Reservation.

1 Roots Steakhouse, 401 Springfield Avenue, ☏ +1 908 273-0027. Roots Steakhouse offers a variety of expensive steaks and chops. 2 La Pastaria, 327 Springfield Avenue, ☏ +1 908 522-9088. La Pastaria offers different Italian dishes at reasonable prices including pasta and pizza. 3 Village Trattoria, 103 Summit Avenue, ☏ +1 908 608-1441. This delicious pizza place offers fast service on take-home pizza or sit down meals.

1 The Office Tavern & Grill, 61 Union Place, ☏ +1 908 522-0550. 2 Huntley Taverne, 3 Morris Avenue, ☏ +1 908 273-3166.

1 The Grand Summit Hotel, 570 Springfield Avenue, ☏ +1 908 273-3000. Best Western Murray Hill, 535 Central Ave, New Providence, ☏ +1 908-665-9200, [email protected].

The closest airport is the Newark Liberty International Airport. As this is one of the busiest airports in the country, you should not have any trouble reaching there. It is located in Newark, NJ. A second nearby airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is located in Queens, NY. Another nearby airport is LaGuardia Airport. It is located in Flushing, NY. The easiest way to get in from New York City is to take a train into Summit from New York Pennsylvania Station. It is about a 55-minute train including stops. 1 Summit railway station, 40 Union Pl. (updated Oct 2020)

You can get around Summit by driving or walking (since it is only about 6 sq mi). Taxis are not readily available but can be called if needed.

Travel tips adapted from Summit on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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