Borough of Jenkintown

Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with National Landmarks, an active arts scene, and shops and restaurants. It is approximately 10 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beth Sholom Synagogue and Abington Art Center.

Beth Sholom Synagogue

Synagogue

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Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof.

Abington Art Center

Arts center

Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abington Art Center is an art center built in 1939, and located in Abington Township, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The center resides within Alverthorpe Manor and the surrounding 27-acre grounds that were formerly the residence of Lessing J.

Jenkins’ Town Lyceum Building

Library

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The Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, also known as the Jenkintown Library, is an historic lyceum and library building in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abington Township and Elkins Park.

Abington Township

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Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to Northeast Philadelphia and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.The population was 58,502 as of the 2020 census, making it the second most populous township in Montgomery County after Lower Merion Township.

Elkins Park

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Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in the northern suburbs outside of Philadelphia, which it borders along Cheltenham Avenue roughly 7 miles from Center City.

Borough of Jenkintown

Type: Locality with 4,420 residents
Location: Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.0963° or 40° 5′ 47″ north

Longitude

-75.1296° or 75° 7′ 47″ west

Population

4,420

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

87G63VWC+G4

GeoNames ID

5195368

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Foxcroft Square and Benson East.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cloverly Plaza Shopping Center and Abington Friends School.

Montgomery County: Must-Visit Destinations

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