Fairmount Dam

Fairmount Dam is a dam in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Fairmount Dam is situated nearby to Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as near Rocky Steps.

Type: Dam
Description: dam across the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “Fairmount Water Works Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Fairmount Water Works.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 1,600 feet east of Fairmount Dam.

Fairmount Water Works

Historic site

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The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was Philadelphia's second municipal waterworks. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and originally finished in 1815, it operated until 1909, winning praise for its design and becoming a popular tourist attraction. Fairmount Water Works is situated 780 feet east of Fairmount Dam.

Rocky Steps

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The Rocky Steps is an informal name to the 72 stone steps leading up to the East entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia that gained global fame after being featured in a notable scene from the 1976 film Rocky. Rocky Steps is situated 1,900 feet east of Fairmount Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mantua and Fairmount.

Mantua

Neighborhood

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Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

Fairmount

Neighborhood

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Fairmount is a neighborhood within Lower North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are north of Fairmount Avenue, west of Corinthian Avenue, south of Girard Avenue and east of The Schuylkill River.

Powelton Village

Neighborhood

Photo: MikeJones133, Public domain.

Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.

Fairmount Dam

Category: head of tide
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96678° or 39° 58′ 0″ north

Longitude

-75.18629° or 75° 11′ 11″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87F6XR87+PF

GeoNames ID

4557871

Wikidata ID

Q48986042

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Fairmount Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fairmount Dam”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Brewerytown and Belmont District, Pennsylvania.

Nearby Places

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