Yerkes

Yerkes is an unincorporated village in Upper Providence Township, , , United States, just southwest of . Yerkes is situated at a former road crossing of the .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Yerkes, PA” and “Yerkes, Pennsylvania”

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Speaker’s House and Moyer’s Landfill.

Museum
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Speaker's House is a located in , in that preserves the home of Frederick Muhlenberg, the First and Third Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. is situated 2 miles north of Yerkes.

Grassland
Moyer's Landfill was a privately owned landfill in , United States. It was originally farmland outside the town. In the 1940s, the owner started accepting trash and municipal waste as a way to make additional money. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Yerkes.

Church
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is a historic church and Lutheran congregation at 717 West Main Street in . Consecrated in 1745, it is the oldest extant Lutheran church building in the United States, and was founded primarily by Pennsylvania Germans. is situated 2½ miles north of Yerkes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arcola and Collegeville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Upper Providence Township, , . It is located on , 6.5 miles west-northwest of .

Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in Southeastern about 30 miles from Philadelphia. The large borough is made up mostly of residential neighborhoods, privately owned restaurants, and a small strip of shops.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in , United States. The population was 2,129 at the 2010 census. The CDP, divided between Lower Providence Township and Skippack Township, is the namesake of State Park. is situated 2 miles northeast of Yerkes.

Yerkes

Latitude
40.16983° or 40° 10′ 11″ north
Longitude
-75.46352° or 75° 27′ 49″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
87G65G9P+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158601630
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5220341
Wiki­data ID
Q8052608
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Yerkes” goes by many names.
  • French: “Yerkes”
  • South Azerbaijani: “یرکز، پنسیلوانیا”
  • Turkish: “Yerkes”

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