Prospect Park
Prospect Park is a locality in Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Prospect Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Highland Park, as well as near Old Orchard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Canal Museum and Chain Bridge.
National Canal Museum
Museum
The National Canal Museum, officially the Hugh Moore Historical Park & Museums, is a museum in Easton, Pennsylvania, and part of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. National Canal Museum is situated 2 miles east of Prospect Park.
Chain Bridge
Ruins
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chain Bridge or Change Bridge, also known as the Lehigh Canal Swinging Bridge and as Wire Towing Path at Pool No. 8, is a historic change bridge spanning the Lehigh River at Palmer Township and Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Chain Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Prospect Park.
Palmer Park Mall
Shopping center
Palmer Park Mall is an indoor one-story shopping mall of 457,734 square feet Decor Home Furniture and a 192,110 square foot Boscov's. The Decor Home Furniture was previously occupied by The Bon-Ton. Palmer Park Mall is situated 2½ miles north of Prospect Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmer Heights and Butztown.
Palmer Heights
Village
Palmer Heights is a census-designated place in the Town of Palmer, Pennsylvania. The population of Palmer Heights was 3,762 at the 2010 census. Palmer Heights is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Palmer Heights is situated 2 miles north of Prospect Park.
Butztown
Hamlet
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butztown is an unincorporated community in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of Bethlehem. The village 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. Butztown is situated 3½ miles west of Prospect Park.
Easton
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easton is one of three cities, along with Allentown and Bethlehem, that are the urban population centers of the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania. In the Lehigh Valley, Easton borders the Delaware River and Phillipsburg, New Jersey to its east and Bethlehem to its southwest.
Prospect Park
- Type: Locality
- Location: Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.66538° or 40° 39′ 55″ northLongitude
-75.2749° or 75° 16′ 30″ westElevation
381 feet (116 metres)Open location code
87G6MP8G+52GeoNames ID
5207248
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