Alpha

Alpha is a hamlet in Borough of Wind Gap, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Alpha is situated nearby to the village Wind Gap, as well as near the hamlet West Pen Argyl.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairview Cemetery.

Fairview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Fairview Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. It is a historical site and a tourist attraction because of Hollywood actress Jayne Mansfield's grave. Fairview Cemetery is situated 2½ miles east of Alpha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wind Gap and Ross Common.

Wind Gap

Village

Photo: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0.

Wind Gap is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Wind Gap was 2,820 at the 2020 census. Wind Gap is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

Ross Common

Neighborhood

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Ross Common Manor is a national historic district that is located in Ross Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Pen Argyl

Village

Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.

Pen Argyl is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 3,510 as of the 2020 census. Pen Argyl is located 26 miles north of Allentown. Pen Argyl is situated 2 miles northeast of Alpha.

Alpha

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Borough of Wind Gap, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.85204° or 40° 51′ 7″ north

Longitude

-75.2849° or 75° 17′ 6″ west

Elevation

794 feet (242 metres)

Open location code

87G6VP28+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 157610944

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5178173

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