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 Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Thomas United Church and Dutch Springs.
Saint Thomas United Church
Church
Photo: BrettLewis88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Thomas United Church is situated 1 mile 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.First Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.66845° or 40° 40′ 6″ northLongitude
-75.36434° or 75° 21′ 52″ westOpen location code
87G6MJ9P+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 63521336OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurd Estate Barn (former West Farm) and Coordinated Health Orthopedic Hospital.
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