Newtown

#2853 among destinations in the United States

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Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2010 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is entirely surrounded by Newtown Township, from which it separated in 1838. State Street is the main commercial thoroughfare with wide sidewalks, shops, taverns, and restaurants. ()

Alternative names: Founded: 1684 (340 years ago)Population: 2.2 thous.Area: 0.55 mi²Coordinates: 40°13'44"N, 74°56'14"W

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Newtown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oxford Valley Mall, Sesame Place, Washington Crossing Bridge, Scudder Falls Bridge.

4.3 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Oxford Valley Mall, Langhorne
110 min walk • The Oxford Valley Mall is a two-story shopping mall, managed and 85.5 percent-owned by the Simon Property Group, that is located next to the Sesame Place amusement park near Langhorne in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Its department stores are JCPenney and Macy's.
4.6 miSE
Theme park, Amusement park, Water park
Sesame Place, Langhorne
118 min walk • Sesame Place is a children's theme park and water park, located on the outskirts of Philadelphia in Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
5.8 miNE
Bridge
Washington Crossing Bridge, Washington Crossing Historical Park
149 min walk • Washington Crossing Bridge is a truss bridge spanning the Delaware River that connects Washington Crossing, Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
5.1 miNE
Bridge
Scudder Falls Bridge, Delaware Canal State Park
130 min walk • The Scudder Falls Bridge is a toll bridge that carries Interstate 295 over the Delaware River, connecting Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with the Scudders Falls section of Ewing Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is maintained by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Scudders Falls, Yardley
132 min walk • Scudders Falls is an area of whitewater rapids along the Delaware River between Ewing, New Jersey and Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is popular with local whitewater enthusiasts.
6.7 miNE
Museum, Park
Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville
172 min walk • Washington Crossing State Park is a 3,575-acre New Jersey state park that is part of Washington's Crossing, a U.S. National Historic Landmark area. It is located in the Washington Crossing and Titusville sections of Hopewell Township in Mercer County, north of Trenton along the Delaware River.
3.4 miNE
Cemetery
Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Washington Crossing Historical Park
86 min walk • Washington Crossing National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Upper Makefield Township, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It opened in late 2009 and occupies approximately 205 acres.
3.8 miS
Museum, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Langhorne Library, Langhorne
97 min walk • Langhorne Library is a historic library building located at Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1888, and is a cruciform-shaped, 1 3/4-story, brick structure in a Victorian-Romanesque Revival style. It has a steep, slate covered hipped roof, a narrow cross-gable over the entrance, and smaller gables.
1.9 miSE
40°12'16"N • 74°55'11"W
Core Creek Park Off-Leash Dog Park, Langhorne
50 min walk • Park
3.7 miNE
Church
Makefield Meeting, Washington Crossing Historical Park
94 min walk • Makefield Meeting, also known as Makefield Monthly Meeting; Meeting House at Dolington, is a historic Quaker meeting house complex located in Upper Makefield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
3.7 miS
Georgian architecture
Tomlinson-Huddleston House, Langhorne
96 min walk • Tomlinson-Huddleston House, also known as The Signature House, is a historic home located in Langhorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1783, and is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, stone dwelling with a gable roof in the Georgian style. It has a two-story, rear brick and frame addition with a gable roof added about 1820.