Cobbs Creek Library

Cobbs Creek Library is a library in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, which is located on Cobbs Creek Parkway. Cobbs Creek Library is situated near Motivation High School, as well as near the railway station Angora station.

Opening hours:
Monday–Tuesday: 11:00 AM–7:00 PM
Wednesday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday: closed
Type: Library
Also known as: “Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library”
Address: 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Angora station and Motivation High School.

Angora station

Railway station

Photo: George100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Angora station is a SEPTA railway station in Philadelphia. It serves the Media/Wawa Line and is officially located at 58th Street near Baltimore Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia's Angora neighborhood, however the actual location is south of Baltimore Avenue. Angora station is situated 930 feet east of Cobbs Creek Library.

Motivation High School

School

Motivation High School is a district-run magnet high school in Southwest Philadelphia. Originally this was an annex of John Bartram High School for over three decades as Bartram Motivation. Motivation High School is situated 500 feet southwest of Cobbs Creek Library.

St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

St. Cyprian Roman Catholic Church is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Cobbs Creek Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angora and Cobbs Creek.

Angora

Neighborhood

Photo: DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Angora is a neighborhood in the West Philly section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Although its boundaries are not precise, it is roughly bounded by the Cobbs Creek neighborhood to the north, Cobbs Creek to the west, Kingsessing to the south and east, and Cedar Park to the east.

Cobbs Creek

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Cobbs Creek is a neighborhood located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, named for the creek which forms part of Philadelphia's western border.

Cedar Park

Neighborhood

Photo: Evrik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cedar Park is a neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the larger West Philadelphia district, it stretches north to Larchwood Avenue, south to Kingsessing Avenue, east to 46th Street, and west to 52nd Street.

Cobbs Creek Library

Category: education
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.94574° or 39° 56′ 45″ north

Longitude

-75.24151° or 75° 14′ 29″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Wheelchair access

Operator

Free Library of Philadelphia

Open location code

87F6WQW5+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367964084

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

GeoNames ID

7147021

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Nearby Places

Places to explore: Baltimore Avenue & 59th Street and Baltimore Avenue & 58th Street.

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