Lehigh Gap
The Lehigh Gap or Lehigh Water Gap is a water gap located in the townships of Lehigh, Washington, Lower Towamensing, and East Penn in the Lehigh Valley and Coal Region regions of eastern Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: water gap formed by the Lehigh River
- Also known as: “Lecha Wasser Kaft” and “Lehigh Water Gap”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fireman’s Drinking Fountain and Palmerton Area High School.
Fireman’s Drinking Fountain
Work of art
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Fireman's Drinking Fountain is a historic drinking fountain located at Slatington, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1909, and is a 12-foot high monument, with a 7-foot, 3-inch, statue of a volunteer fireman holding a child in his left hand and a lantern in his right. Fireman’s Drinking Fountain is situated 1½ miles south of Lehigh Gap.
Palmerton Area High School
School
Palmerton Area High School is a four-year public high school in Palmerton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Palmerton Area High School is the sole high school operated by Palmerton Area School District. Palmerton Area High School is situated 2½ miles north of Lehigh Gap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berlinsville and Slatington.
Berlinsville
Hamlet
Berlinsville is an unincorporated community in Lehigh Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It 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. Berlinsville is situated 2 miles east of Lehigh Gap.
Slatington
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Slatington is a borough in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The borough lies in the center of the highly populated Northeast megalopolis region of the U.S, 27 miles west of the Skylands and New Jersey state line, 69.6 miles north of Philadelphia, and 100 miles west of New York City.
Aquashicola
Hamlet
Aquashicola is an unincorporated community located in Lower Towamensing Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Aquashicola is located at the intersection of Little Gap Road and Forest Inn Road north of the Aquashicola Creek and immediately east of Palmerton. Aquashicola is situated 2½ miles north of Lehigh Gap.
Lehigh Gap
- Categories: water gap and locality
- Location: Washington Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.77676° or 40° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
-75.60824° or 75° 36′ 30″ westElevation
381 feet (116 metres)Open location code
87G6Q9GR+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158644671OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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