Upper Holmesburg
Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Upper Holmesburg, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church and Frankford Avenue Bridge.
Frankford Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.Holmesburg Junction station
Railway station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torresdale and Holmesburg.
Torresdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Holmesburg
Neighborhood
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.Upper Holmesburg
- Category: locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.04678° or 40° 2′ 48″ north
Longitude
-75.00962° or 75° 0′ 35″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87G62XWR+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Upper Holmesburg” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Upper Holmesburg”
- French: “Upper Holmesburg”
- Turkish: “Upper Holmesburg”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pennypack Woods and Harrisburg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Frankford & Pennypack Park and Trumbette Playground.
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