Info about the area


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Neighbors Convenience Stores Distance to Nearby Locations

Neighbors

The George

Neighbor to the east:
We are located across the street (other side of N Mountain Ave) from The George, a boutique hotel. Your visitors could stay the night across the street instead of on your couch.

Evergreens

Neighbor to the south:
We are located across the street (other side of Claremont Ave) from the Charles S Shultz House / Evergreens House, which was previously a museum operated by Montclair History Center and then after being sold to a family, went through a historical renovation.

Montclair Local articles:
Montclair History Center To Hold Community Conversations Regarding Future of the Schultz House
Own A Piece of History: Evergreens, Historic Charles Schultz House, For Sale
'Evergreens' Gets A Happy Ending: Montclair Family To Make Historic House A Home
Shultz house bought by Montclair family

Family of Caring

Neighbor to the north
Family of Caring is a nursing home

Van Vleck House & Gardens

2nd neighbor to the north:
We are 2 doors down from Van Vleck House & Gardens. Walk north on N Mountain Ave, pass by Family of Caring, next is Van Vleck House & Gardens. Free and open dawn to dusk all year.

montclairfoundation.org / vanvleck.org
Wikipedia: Van Vleck House and Gardens
New Jersey Historic Trust: Van Vleck House & Gardens
The Montclair Girl: A Look into Montclair's Van Vleck Gardens
YelpVan Vleck House & Gardens

Montclair Art Museum

If you take N Mountain Ave one block south to Bloomfield Ave and then cross at the traffic light, you've arrived at Montclair Art Museum (MAM).

montclairartmuseum.org
Wikipedia: Montclair Art Museum
The Montclair Girl: A Look Inside the Montclair Art Museum + Everything It Has to Offer
Yelp: Montclair Art Museum


Convenience Stores

Sorted by distance to Lord Essex

  • Valley Mart, 146 Valley Rd, Montclair - opened 24/7 (0.3 miles)
  • Krauszer's Church Plaza Shop, 88 Church St, Montclair - NOT opened 24/7 (0.5 miles)
  • Nancy's Place, 53 N Fullerton Ave, Montclair - NOT opened 24/7 (0.6 miles)
  • 7-Eleven, 287 Bloomfield Ave, Verona - NOT opened 24/7 (0.9 miles)
  • Grove Deli, 121 Grove St, Montclair - NOT opened 24/7 (1.0 mile)
  • CVS, 49 Claremont Ave, Montclair - opened 24/7 (1.1 miles)
  • Walgreens, 342 Claremont Ave, Verona - NOT opened 24/7 (1.2 miles)
  • 7-Eleven, 15 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair - opened 24/7 (1.4 miles)

Distance to nearby locations

From our Claremont Ave / N Mountain Ave corner, it is a one block walk, less than a 1,000 feet to Bloomfield Ave.

  • 0.2 miles to Montclair Art Museum, 3 S Mountain Ave
  • 0.2 miles to NJ Transit Bloomfield Ave at N Mountain Ave bus stop (west)
  • 0.24 miles to NJ Transit St Luke's Pl bus stop (east)
  • 0.26 miles to Whole Foods on Bloomfield Ave - supermarket
  • 0.3 miles to Valley Mart (24/7), 146 Valley Rd - convenience store
  • 0.3 miles to Skip To My Brew, 145 Valley Rd - a coffee/tea/snacks shop
  • 0.4 miles to Montclair Police Headquarters, 647 Bloomfield Ave
  • 0.5 miles to Montclair Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Ave
  • 0.8 miles to Wellmont Theater, 5 Seymour St - concerts, comedians, etc.
  • 0.9 miles to NJ Transit Walnut St train station
  • 0.9 miles to 7-Eleven, 287 Bloomfield Ave, Verona
  • 1.0 miles to US Post Office, 125 Glenridge Ave
  • 1.1 miles to CVS (24/7), 49 Claremont Ave - pharmacy/convenience store
  • 1.2 miles to Walgreens, 342 Claremont Ave, Verona - pharmacy/convenience store
  • 1.2 miles to Kings Food Markets, 265 Pompton Ave, Verona - supermarket
  • 1.3 miles to NJ Transit Bay St train station
  • 1.4 miles to 7-Eleven (24/7), 15 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair
  • 1.5 miles to ACME Markets, 510 Valley Rd, Upper Montclair - supermarket
  • 1.8 miles to Kings Food Markets, 650 Valley Rd, Upper Montclair - supermarket
  • 2.5 miles to The Fresh Grocer, 597 Pompton Ave, Cedar Grove - supermarket
  • 2.9 miles to ShopRite of Brookdale, 1409 Broad St, Bloomfield - supermarket
  • 3.0 miles to Montclair State University
  • 3.5 miles to ShopRite of Essex Green, 1 Rooney Cir, West Orange - supermarket
  • 10.1 miles to Penn Station, Newark
  • 19.1 miles to Penn Station, New York (13.06 miles "as the crow flies")

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