Editing Berkeley Heights, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 6.26 square miles (16.21&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 6.22 square miles (16.11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.59%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Certain portions of Berkeley Heights are located in various flood zones.

The township is located partially on the crest of the [[Watchung Mountains|Second Watchung Mountain]] and in the Passaic River Valley, aptly named as the [[Passaic River]] forms the township's northern border. The township is also located partially in the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]], in which the [[Green Brook]] (a tributary of the Raritan River) forms the township's eastern border near the [[Watchung Reservation]]. Berkeley Heights is located in northwestern Union County, at the confluence of Union, [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris]], and [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]] Counties. Berkeley Heights is bordered by [[New Providence, New Jersey|New Providence]], [[Mountainside, New Jersey|Mountainside]] and [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]] to the east, [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains]] to the southeast, [[Chatham, New Jersey|Chatham]] to the north, [[Watchung, New Jersey|Watchung]] to the south, and [[Warren Township, New Jersey|Warren Township]] and [[Long Hill Township, New Jersey|Long Hill Township]] to the west.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010505/touches.html Areas touching Berkeley Heights], MapIt. Accessed March 19, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://ucnj.org/municipal-profiles/ Union County Municipal Profiles], [[Union County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 19, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Benders Corners, Glenside Park, Stony Hill and Union Village.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref>

===Downtown===
Downtown Berkeley Heights is located along Springfield Avenue, approximately between the intersections with Plainfield Avenue and Snyder Avenue. Downtown is home to more than 20 restaurants which join with the Downtown Beautification Committee to hold an annual Restaurant Week each September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/berkeley-heights/articles/meet-around-the-table-during-berkeley-heights-restaurant-week-september-9-16-2018|title = Meet Around the Table During Berkeley Heights Restaurant Week, September 9 – 16, 2018}}</ref> In addition, a post office, the Municipal Building, police station, train station, and other shops and services are located in this downtown section.

A brick walk with personalized bricks engraved with the names of many long-time Berkeley Heights residents runs from near the railroad station towards the planned Stratton House development, at the site of the former Kings. A memorial to the victims of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]] adjoins a wooded area alongside Park Avenue, just southwest of downtown.<ref>[http://livingmemorial.voicesofseptember11.org/memorials/berkeley-heights-911-memorial Berkeley Heights 9/11 Memorial], Living Memorial. Accessed July 18, 2017.</ref>

Certain portions of Berkeley Heights are located in flood zones. Residential homes, as well as some commercial areas along the downtown Springfield Avenue area, are impacted by flooding.<ref>Township of Berkeley Heights; and Passaic River Coalition. [http://www.bh-ec.org/Docs/NRI.pdf#page=32 ''Natural Resources Inventory''], p. 29. Township of Berkeley Heights, 2005. Accessed July 2, 2015.</ref>

===Surrounding areas===
{{Adjacent communities
 | Centre    = Berkeley Heights
 | North     = [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] 
 | Northeast = [[New Providence, New Jersey|New Providence]]
 | East      = [[Summit, New Jersey|Summit]]
 | Southeast = [[Mountainside, New Jersey|Mountainside]]
 | South     = [[Watchung, New Jersey|Watchung]]<br>[[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains]]
 | Southwest = [[Warren Township, New Jersey|Warren Township]]
 | West      = [[Gillette, New Jersey|Gillette]]
 | Northwest = [[Gillette, New Jersey|Gillette]]
}}