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Upper Holmesburg

Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in , , United States. It is located along the and , from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Upper Holmesburg, Philadelphia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church and Frankford Avenue Bridge.

Church
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Bridge
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
The , also known as the Pennypack Creek Bridge, the Pennypack Bridge, the Holmesburg Bridge, and the King's Highway Bridge, erected in 1697 in the section of , in the U.S. state of , is the oldest surviving roadway bridge in the United States.

School
is an elementary school on Frankford Avenue at Stanwood Street in , in the area of , , currently serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torresdale and Holmesburg.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also formerly known as Torrisdale, is a neighborhood in the section of , , United States. is located along the between Holmesburg and in neighboring .

Neighborhood
Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.
began as a Village within Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. It is now a neighborhood in the section of , , United States.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located in , , United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Far Northeast.

Upper Holmesburg

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
node 158319031
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5216831
Wiki­data ID
Q7898692
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Satellite Map

Discover Upper Holmesburg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Frankford & Pennypack Park and Trumbette Playground.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Upper Holmesburg”. Photo: Dave Z, CC BY 2.0.