Cobbs Creek

Cobbs Creek is an 11.8-mile-long tributary of in , , in the United States. It forms an approximate border between and .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: creek in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Carcoens”, “Carcoon”, “Carkoens”, “Carkons”, “Chargoes”, “Cobb’s Creek”, “Kakaron”, “Kara Kung”, “Karakong Kill”, “Karakung”, and “Mill Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darby station and Thomas Buchanan Read School.

Railway station
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is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in . It is located on the Northeast Corridor at 4th and Colwyn Streets, and serves the Wilmington/Newark Line.

School
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The is a historic American building in the Elmwood Park neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Railway station
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Curtis Park is an active commuter railroad station in the borough of , . Located at the ends of Oak Avenue in Sharon Hill, the station serves trains of SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line from to and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastwick and Darby.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of , , United States. It is the southwesternmost neighborhood in the city, bordering and the city line with at Cobbs Creek and .

Town
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is a borough in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 10,715. The borough is located along Creek, 5 miles southwest of .

Neighborhood
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Elmwood Park, also known simply as Elmwood, is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city line with at Cobbs Creek, and extends to the . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cobbs Creek.

Cobbs Creek

Latitude
39.90595° or 39° 54′ 21″ north
Longitude
-75.25463° or 75° 15′ 17″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87F6WP4W+94
Geo­Names ID
4557250
Wiki­data ID
Q1104641
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Cobbs Creek” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Cobbs Creek”
  • Catalan: “Cobbs Creek”
  • Cebuano: “Cobbs Creek”
  • Chinese: “卡波斯河”
  • Chinese: “科布斯溪”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوبس كريك”
  • German: “Cobbs Creek”
  • Japanese: “コブス川”
  • Venetian: “Cobbs”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Academy and Colwyn.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eastwick Regional Park and Cibotti Playground.

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