Editing Bath, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Bath is located at {{Coord|40|43|36|N|75|23|25|W|type:city}} (40.726556, -75.390338).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|1}}, all land. Bath is located {{convert|6|mi|km}} north of [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] and {{convert|4|mi|km}} west of [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]].

Bath is also 100 miles (160&nbsp;km) southwest of [[New York City]] and 60 miles (96&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Philadelphia]]. It is also located near Wind Gap as well as the Delaware and Lehigh water gaps. Bath's elevation is {{convert|432|ft|m}} above sea level as of 2011. The Borough is hilly and has many steep roads. There are two peaks in Bath, Hawk Mountain in the northeast, and Siegfried Hill in the southwest, which has been partially quarried out. [[Monocacy Creek (Lehigh River tributary)|Monocacy Creek]], a tributary of the [[Lehigh River]], flows through the town's center. The East Branch Monocacy also flows through Bath until their convergence further south. Other bodies of water include Penn-Dixie pond (the remains of a former quarry), the quarries at Keystone Cement, and numerous small ponds on the outskirts of town. Many mills operated using the flow of the Monocacy. Race and Mill street are named after them.

Bath stands on a layer of shale, limestone, and slate. The area is also rich in iron. The exploitation of limestone and slate found around bath has historically been a large industry for the town. Keystone Cement Co. holds the largest reserve of limestone deposits in the Lehigh Valley cement district.

Bath lies on the transition zone of the Dfa (humid continental) and Cfa (humid subtropical) climate zones. It has hot, humid summers and cool, snowy winters.