Lower Roxborough Reservoir
Lower Roxborough Reservoir is a reservoir in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lower Roxborough Reservoir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Dearnley Park, as well as near the locality Shawmont.Places of Interest
Highlights include Upper Roxborough Historic District and Shawmont station.
Upper Roxborough Historic District
Waterworks
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Upper Roxborough Historic District is a national historic district located in Philadelphia and Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 108 contributing buildings, 23 contributing sites, and 18 contributing structures in Upper Roxborough.
Shawmont station
Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Shawmont is a former train station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located on Nixon Street in the Roxborough section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andorra and Miquon.
Andorra
Neighborhood
Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same ZIP Code, 19128.
Miquon
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Miquon is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located partly in Whitemarsh Township and partly in Springfield Township, it lies between the Roxborough section of Philadelphia and the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township.
Manayunk
Neighborhood
Photo: Dasprevailz, Public domain.
Manayunk is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. Located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Wissahickon and also on the banks of the Schuylkill River, Manayunk contains the first canal begun in the United States.
Lower Roxborough Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.05046° or 40° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
-75.23828° or 75° 14′ 18″ westElevation
374 feet (114 metres)Open location code
87G63Q26+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 210922699OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredGeoNames ID
5199166
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roxborough Bible Chapel and Philadelphia Fire Department Engine Co. 66.
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