Nockamixon Cliffs
Delaware Canal State Park is a 59-mile-long Pennsylvania state park in Bucks and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania. The main attraction of the park is the Delaware Canal which runs parallel to the Delaware River between Easton and Bristol.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 502 feet
- Description: cliff in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Nockamixon Palisades”, “Nockamixon Rocks”, and “The Narrows”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ringing Rocks County Park.
Ringing Rocks County Park
Nature reserve
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Ringing rocks, also known as sonorous rocks or lithophonic rocks, are rocks that resonate like a bell when struck. Examples include the Musical Stones of Skiddaw in the English Lake District; the stones in Ringing Rocks Park, in Upper Black Eddy, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; the Ringing Rocks of Kiandra, New South Wales; and the Bell Rock Range of Western Australia. Ringing Rocks County Park is situated 1½ miles east of Nockamixon Cliffs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kintnersville and Amsterdam.
Kintnersville
Hamlet
Kintnersville is an unincorporated community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2019, its population was 2,881. Its latitude is 40.557 degrees north and its longitude is 75.18 degrees east.
Amsterdam
Hamlet
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Amsterdam is an unincorporated community located within Holland Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located on the southern flank of the Musconetcong Mountain, the area was settled in the first half of the 18th century. Amsterdam is situated 2 miles north of Nockamixon Cliffs.
Ferndale
Hamlet
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Ferndale is an unincorporated community in Nockamixon Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Ferndale is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 611 and Church Hill Road/Center Hill Road. Ferndale is situated 2 miles southwest of Nockamixon Cliffs.
Nockamixon Cliffs
- Category: landform
- Location: Bucks County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.56177° or 40° 33′ 42″ northLongitude
-75.16129° or 75° 9′ 41″ westElevation
502 feet (153 metres)Open location code
87G6HR6Q+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 357349512OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Nockamixon Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nockamixon Cliffs”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Holland and Yocum Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rock Island and Frog Island.
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