Monocacy Creek Area

Monocacy Creek Area is a park in Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania. Monocacy Creek Area is situated nearby to the historic site Hurd Estate Barn (former West Farm), as well as near the hospital Lehigh Valley Health Network–Highland Avenue.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Thomas United Church and First Presbyterian Church.

Saint Thomas United Church

Church

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Saint Thomas United Church is situated 1 mile south of Monocacy Creek Area.

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 Monocacy Creek Area.

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 1¼ miles northeast of Monocacy Creek Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Butztown and Hanover Township.

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 2 miles southeast of Monocacy Creek Area.

Hanover Township

Town

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Hanover Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Hanover Township was 11,785 at the 2020 census. Hanover Township is 7.7 miles northeast of Allentown, 67.4 miles north of Philadelphia, and 86.4 miles west of New York City. Hanover Township is situated 2½ miles west of Monocacy Creek Area.

Pembroke Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.

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 2½ miles south of Monocacy Creek Area.

Monocacy Creek Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Bethlehem Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.66845° or 40° 40′ 6″ north

Longitude

-75.36434° or 75° 21′ 52″ west

Open location code

87G6MJ9P+97

OpenStreetMap ID

way 63521336

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hurd Estate Barn (former West Farm) and Lehigh Valley Health Network–Highland Avenue.

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