Wister
Wister is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bounded by Chelten Avenue to the north, Germantown Avenue to the west, Belfield Avenue to the east, and Wister Street to the south.- Type: Neighborhood with 4,320 residents
- Description: human settlement in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Wister, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Grumblethorpe and Conyngham-Hacker House.
Conyngham-Hacker House
Historic building
Howell House
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Nicetown–Tioga.
Germantown
Neighborhood
Nicetown–Tioga
Neighborhood
Wister
- Category: locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.03324° or 40° 1′ 60″ north
Longitude
-75.1649° or 75° 9′ 54″ west
Population
4,320
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
Open location code
87G62RMP+72
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Wister” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wister”
- Russian: “Вистер”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویستر، فیلئیدلفیا”
- Turkish: “Wister”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Germantown - Penn Knox and Fishers.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bringhurst Park and Eastern Star Baptist Church.
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