Overview
Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey.
2 sights
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Best things about Glen Rock
Hendrick Hopper House
An historic building added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Glen Rock Gurudwara
An architecturally prominent gurudwara.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 86°F; winter lows dip to about 29°F. Cold months (Jan) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Aug and Jul. (climate data from nearby New York City)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- TEB Teterboro Airport, Teterboro — 8 mi away. Directions
- LGA LaGuardia Airport, New York — 18 mi away (major hub). Directions
Glen Rock is served by Route 208, which runs southeast to northwest from Fair Lawn to Oakland.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Hendrick Hopper House
- Afternoon Glen Rock Gurudwara
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
What to ask about, for your diet
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Photos
Understand
In February 2015, the Glen Rock Board of Education voted to designate the Hindu holy day Diwali as an annual school holiday, making it the county's first district to do so.
Get in
Glen Rock is served by Route 208, which runs southeast to northwest from Fair Lawn to Oakland.
Glen Rock has two NJ Transit train stations: Glen Rock–Main Line station on the Main Line located at Rock Road and Main Street, and Glen Rock–Boro Hall station on the Bergen County Line at Harding Plaza between Maple Avenue and Rock Road. Both lines provide service from Hoboken Terminal, with transfers available at Secaucus Junction from Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and to most of NJ Transit's other train lines.
NJ Transit provides bus service from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 148 (on Route 208), 164, and 196 (also on Route 208) bus lines, and service from the George Washington Bridge Bus Station on the 175.
Get around
NJ Transit provides local service on the 722 (on Lincoln Avenue) and 746 bus lines.
See
See Hendrick Hopper House
An historic building added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Buy
Glen Rock's central business district is situated on a roughly 0.2 mile (0.3 km) stretch of Rock Road between the borough's two train stations.
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