Welcome to Skylands ...
Skylands is located in Passaic County<1>.
Skylands is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Skylands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Skylands: 973 & 862<3>
Communities near Skylands ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skylands.
- Paterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Passaic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Hackensack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Hackensack is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Garfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Garfield is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Palm Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Palm Tree is located in Orange County (NY)
- Kiryas Joel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Ridgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Ossining
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Skylands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skylands.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Skylands. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skylands.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skylands. See our Newspapers Page for Skylands.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skylands ...
Looking for more information about Skylands? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Skylands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Skylands.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Passaic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skylands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Skylands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Skylands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |