The Geography of New Jersey

The Geography of New Jersey

Longitude / Latitude	Longitude: 73° 53' 39"W to 75° 35'W Latitude: 38° 55'N to 41° 21' 23"N	New Jersey base and elevation maps
Length x Width	New Jersey is about 150 miles long and 70 miles wide.
Geographic Center Explanation	The geographic center of New Jersey is located in Mercer County, 5 miles SE of Trenton. Longitude: 74° 33.5'W Latitude: 40° 4.2'N
Borders	New Jersey is bordered by New York on the north and by the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean on the south. On the east, New Jersey is again bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. On the west, New Jersey is bordered by Delaware Bay and Pennsylvania.
Total Area	New Jersey covers 8,722 square miles, making it the 47th largest of the 50 states.
Land Area	7,419 square miles of New Jersey are land areas.
Water Area	1,303 square miles of New Jersey are covered by water.
Highest Point	The highest point in New Jersey is aptly named High Point at 1,803 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point	The lowest point in New Jersey is at the Atlantic Ocean; sea level.
Mean Elevation	The Mean Elevation of the state of New Jersey is 250 feet above sea level.
Major Rivers	Delaware River, Hudson River
Major Lakes	Lake Hopatcong http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nj_geography.htm