Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue

Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue is a church in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue is situated nearby to the stadium PPG Paints Arena, as well as near St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and UPMC Mercy.

PPG Paints Arena

Stadium

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PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

UPMC Mercy

Hospital

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UPMC Mercy is a main hospital facility of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is located in the Uptown section of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Duquesne University, and a few blocks from the PPG Paints Arena and downtown Pittsburgh. UPMC Mercy is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue.

St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church

Church

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St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is a Black Catholic parish in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1894 and became a personal parish for African-Americans in June 2020. St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uptown Pittsburgh and Downtown Pittsburgh.

Uptown Pittsburgh

Neighborhood

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Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered on the north by the Hill District and lies across the Monongahela River from South Side.

Downtown Pittsburgh

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Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.

Hill District

Neighborhood

The Hill District is a grouping of historically African American neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning in the years leading up to World War I, "the Hill" was the cultural center of black life in the city and a major center of jazz.

Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob Congregation Synagogue

Type: Church
Category: religion
Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.43951° or 40° 26′ 22″ north

Longitude

-79.98863° or 79° 59′ 19″ west

Elevation

810 feet (247 metres)

Open location code

87G2C2Q6+RG

GeoNames ID

7183187

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