Saint Francis Retreat

Saint Francis Retreat is a building in Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Saint Francis Retreat is situated nearby to First Presbyterian Church, as well as near the neighborhood Pembroke Village.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Burnside Plantation.

First Presbyterian Church

Church

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The First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was established in 1875, and the present building on Center Street was completed in 1957. The Church had 2,609 members as of June 2015 but the Presbyterian Church, like every mainline Protestant denomination, has suffered a decline in national membership, especially over the past decade. First Presbyterian Church is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Saint Francis Retreat.

Burnside Plantation

Heritage site

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The Burnside Plantation is a 6.5-acre plantation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is also known as the James Burnside Plantation and Lerch Farm. Burnside Plantation is situated 1¼ miles south of Saint Francis Retreat.

Bethlehem Waterworks

Heritage site

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The Bethlehem Waterworks, also known as the Old Waterworks or 1762 Waterworks, is believed to be the oldest pump-powered public water supply in what is now the United States. Bethlehem Waterworks is situated 2 miles south of Saint Francis Retreat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Bethlehem.

Pembroke Village

Neighborhood

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Pembroke is a public housing community in northeast Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The area was listed as a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Pembroke Village is situated 2 miles southeast of Saint Francis Retreat.

Bethlehem

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Bethlehem is one of three cities, along with Allentown and Easton, that are the urban population centers of the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania. In the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem borders Nazareth to its northwest, Allentown to its west, Hellertown to its southeast, and Easton to its east.

Freemansburg

Village

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Freemansburg is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,875 as of the 2020 census. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Freemansburg. Freemansburg is situated 2½ miles southeast of Saint Francis Retreat.

Saint Francis Retreat

Type: Building
Address: PA
Location: Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.64871° or 40° 38′ 55″ north

Longitude

-75.38157° or 75° 22′ 54″ west

Elevation

315 feet (96 metres)

Open location code

87G6JJX9+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367958034

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

5209691

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