Macada Substation

Macada Substation is an electrical substation in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Macada Substation is situated nearby to the church New Beginnings Ministry, as well as near the police station Bethlehem Mounted Police Stables.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 2,200 feet west of Macada Substation.

Saint Thomas United Church

Church

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Saint Thomas United Church is situated 4,000 feet north of Macada Substation.

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 1½ miles southwest of Macada Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Butztown.

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.

Butztown

Hamlet

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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 1½ miles east of Macada Substation.

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 1½ miles southeast of Macada Substation.

Macada Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.64563° or 40° 38′ 44″ north

Longitude

-75.36572° or 75° 21′ 57″ west

Operator

PPL

Open location code

87G6JJWM+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 270388329

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