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2023 Map of Hellertown

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Hellertown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Hellertown and the southern edge of Bethlehem anchor this survey of the Lehigh Valley, where the Saucon Creek winds through a landscape of historic academic institutions and scattered rural hamlets. The presence of Lehigh University - Murray H Goodman Campus and DeSales University highlights the area's educational development, while the Saucon Rail Trl follows the corridor of the region’s industrial past. Numerous colonial-era burial grounds and meetinghouses, such as the Springfield Mennonite Meetinghouse and Cem and the New Jerusalem Old Cem, reflect the deep-rooted German and Scotch-Irish heritage of the surrounding valleys.

The topography is defined by significant rises like Church Hill and Kohlberg, which hem in the settlements of Pleasant Valley and Springtown. Hydrological features including Marlin Lake and the Hellertown Reservoir dot the terrain, while the Lehigh River cuts through the northern boundary near Steel City. This map captures a suburban-rural interface where modern transit routes like I-78 intersect with long-standing crossroads such as Leithsville and Bingen.