Rockland Park

Rockland Park is a park in Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania which is located on Rockland Street. Rockland Park is situated nearby to the church East Gate, as well as near Pembroke Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bethlehem Waterworks and Gristmiller’s House.

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 1½ miles southwest of Rockland Park.

Gristmiller’s House

Heritage site

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The Gristmiller's House, also known as The Miller's House, is an historic home which is located in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Gristmiller’s House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rockland Park.

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 1¼ miles northwest of Rockland Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke Village and Freemansburg.

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.

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.

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 northeast of Rockland Park.

Rockland Park

Type: Park
Address: 1020 Rockland Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Category: recreation area
Location: Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.63305° or 40° 37′ 59″ north

Longitude

-75.35539° or 75° 21′ 19″ west

Operator

Bethlehem

Open location code

87G6JJMV+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44698543

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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