Herron Playground
Herron Playground is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is located on Reed Street. Herron Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pennsport, as well as near Wharton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Nelson M. Herron Playground”
- Address: 250 Reed Street, Philadelphia, 19147
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Casimir Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia) and USS New Jersey.
St. Casimir Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church (Philadelphia)
Church
Photo: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
USS New Jersey
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J".
Gloria Dei Church
Church
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pennsport and Wharton.
Pennsport
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsport is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.
Wharton
Neighborhood
Wharton is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its boundaries are difficult to ascertain; the City of Philadelphia states it is along Wharton Street, west of Pennsport, and east of Point Breeze.
Little Saigon
Neighborhood
Photo: Minormadam, CC BY 3.0.
One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
Herron Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.93068° or 39° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-75.14854° or 75° 8′ 55″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87F6WVJ2+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 333776340OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
8502847
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Queen Village and Passyunk Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greble Post Park Memorial and Howard and Reed Park.
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