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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of {{convert|6.04|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|6.02|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.03|mi2|km2}} of water (0.46%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Washingtonville.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref> The borough borders [[Green Brook Township, New Jersey|Green Brook Township]], [[North Plainfield, New Jersey|North Plainfield]] and [[Warren Township, New Jersey|Warren Township]] in Somerset County; and [[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey|Berkeley Heights]], [[Plainfield, New Jersey|Plainfield]], and [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains]] in [[Union County, New Jersey|Union County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/552307/touches.html Areas touching Watchung], MapIt. Accessed March 8, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/about/county-info/maps/municipalities Municipalities], [[Somerset County, New Jersey]]. Accessed March 8, 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> The [[Stony Brook (Green Brook)|Stony Brook]] flows through Watchung borough, making its way from Warren Township to the Watchung Lake, then through the gorge in the first Watchung mountain and over the [[Wetumpka Falls (New Jersey)|Wetumpka Falls]], on its way to the Green Brook.<ref>Paglia, Bernice. [https://archive.today/20120712145923/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1840385201.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+27,+2001&author=Bernice+Paglia&pub=Courier+-+News&desc=From+pond+to+park:+Evolution+of+Watchung+Lake&pqatl=google "From pond to park: Evolution of Watchung Lake"], ''[[Courier News]]'', November 27, 2001. Accessed April 30, 2012.</ref> The borough is roughly a 40-minute drive from [[New York City]] and a 20-minute drive from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
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