Southwest Schuylkill
Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park and Elmwood Park, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County.
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.- Type: Neighborhood with 8,670 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “Southwest Schuylkill, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church and 49th Street station.
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church
Church
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded…
49th Street station
Railway station
49th Street station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia.
CHoP
Hospital
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spruce Hill and Cedar Park.
Southwest Schuylkill
- Category: locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.94532° or 39° 56′ 43″ north
Longitude
-75.20968° or 75° 12′ 35″ west
Population
8,670
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87F6WQWR+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Southwest Schuylkill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Southwest Schuylkill”
- Russian: “Саусвест Счайлкилл”
- Turkish: “Southwest Schuylkill”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Grays Ferry and Kingsessing.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: 46th Street Baptist Church and Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy.
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