Lock 47
Lock 47 is a lock gate in Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Lock 47 is situated nearby to Easton and Northern Railroad Lehigh River Bridge, as well as near Mauch Chunk Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Northampton County Prison and State Theatre.
Northampton County Prison
Prison
Northampton County Prison is a county-level prison located in Easton, Pennsylvania in the United States. The prison is situated adjacent to the Northampton County Courthouse and consists of four inter-connected buildings. Northampton County Prison is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Lock 47.
State Theatre
Arts center
Photo: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The State Theatre, officially known as the State Theatre Center for the Arts, is a 1,500-seat, historic, American theater that is located in the City of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. State Theatre is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Lock 47.
Easton Area Public Library
Library
Photo: Hunter Kahn, Public domain.
The Easton Area Public Library serves Easton, Pennsylvania in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is a Carnegie library and was predated by a community library constructed by the Easton Library Company in 1811. Easton Area Public Library is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Lock 47.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Phillipsburg and College Hill Residential Historic District.
Phillipsburg
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Phillipsburg is an urban town in northwest New Jersey in the Skylands region of New Jersey in the United States. Phillipsburg was once a transportation hub where five train lines and three canals came together.
College Hill Residential Historic District
Hamlet
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
College Hill is a residential neighborhood in Easton, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood is situated on the hill overlooking downtown Easton which was once known as Mount Lafayette, and before that, Mount Washington. College Hill Residential Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of Lock 47.
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 2½ miles west of Lock 47.
Lock 47
- Type: Lock gate
- Category: transportation
- Location: Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68281° or 40° 40′ 58″ northLongitude
-75.22034° or 75° 13′ 13″ westOpen location code
87G6MQMH+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 31744226OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=lock_gate
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