St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk
St. John the Baptist Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1831, it is the tenth oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Also known as: “Saint John the Baptist Church” and “St. John the Baptist RCC Manayunk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pretzel Park and Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge.
Pretzel Park
Park
Pretzel Park is a small park in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was officially named Manayunk Park from its creation in 1929 until 2004, when it was renamed. Pretzel Park is situated 440 feet northwest of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk.
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge
Bridge
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The Mule Bridge spans the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania, connecting Venice Island in Manayunk, Philadelphia, with Bala Cynwyd. It was built by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in 1889. Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Mule Bridge is situated 1,100 feet south of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk.
Manayunk station
Railway station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manayunk station is a station located along the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown rail line. It is located at Cresson and Carson Streets in the Manayunk neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Manayunk station is situated 1,600 feet northwest of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manayunk and Roxborough.
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.
Roxborough
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls.
Wissahickon
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Manayunk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.02484° or 40° 1′ 29″ northLongitude
-75.21998° or 75° 13′ 12″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
87G62QFJ+W2OpenStreetMap ID
way 659147411OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptist
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