Shimer

Shimer is a hamlet in Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Shimer is situated nearby to the locality Stoke Park, as well as near the neighborhood East Pine Top.

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Saint Thomas United Church.

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 1½ miles south of Shimer.

Saint Thomas United Church

Church

Photo: BrettLewis88, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dutch Springs

Lake Hydra is a spring-fed lake located north of the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Since 1980, a commercial recreation area, with facilities for scuba diving, has operated at the location. Dutch Springs is situated 2 miles northeast of Shimer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schoenersville and Butztown.

Schoenersville

Hamlet

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Schoenersville is a suburban village split between Hanover Township in Lehigh County and Hanover Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is pronounced "SHAY-nerz-vil" and is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census. Schoenersville is situated 2 miles west of Shimer.

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 3 miles east of Shimer.

Franks Corner

Hamlet

Franks Corner is an unincorporated community located within East Allen 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 United States as of the 2020 census. Franks Corner is situated 3 miles northwest of Shimer.

Shimer

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Shimers”
Category: locality
Location: Hanover Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.6676° or 40° 40′ 3″ north

Longitude

-75.38518° or 75° 23′ 7″ west

Elevation

367 feet (112 metres)

Open location code

87G6MJ97+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158354636

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5211972

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Highlights include Hanover Township Fire Company #1 and USDA - Northampton Area Office.

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