The Big Offset
The Big Offset is a ridge in Northampton, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 1,591 feet. The Big Offset is situated nearby to the hamlet Blue Mountain Pines, as well as near West Bangor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairview Cemetery and Pius X High School.
Fairview Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Corwin1681, Public domain.
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 south of The Big Offset.
Pius X High School
School
Pius X High School was a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bangor, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. Part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown, it operated from 1951 to 2015. Pius X High School is situated 2 miles southeast of The Big Offset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roseto and Pen Argyl.
Roseto
Village
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roseto is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Roseto was 1,581 at the 2020 census. Roseto is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th most populated metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Roseto is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Big Offset.
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 southwest of The Big Offset.
Bangor
Photo: Cishuman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bangor is a city in Northampton County in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. It is 74 miles west of New York City and 87 miles north of Philadelphia.
The Big Offset
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 1,591 feet
- Also known as: “Offset Knob” and “Offset Nob”
- Category: landform
- Location: Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.89537° or 40° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-75.23907° or 75° 14′ 21″ westElevation
1,591 feet (485 metres)Open location code
87G6VQW6+49GeoNames ID
5180402
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