Jacobs Playground

Jacobs Playground is a playground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jacobs Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood Torresdale, as well as near Upper Holmesburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torresdale station and Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church.

Torresdale station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torresdale station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Located at Grant Avenue and James Street in the Torresdale neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia, it serves the Trenton Line.

Saint Dominic Roman Catholic Church

Church

Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware

Park

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Glen Foerd is a historic mansion and estate located in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overlooking the Delaware River near the mouth of Poquessing Creek. Glen Foerd was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torresdale and Upper Holmesburg.

Torresdale

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Torresdale, also formerly known as Torrisdale, is a neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Torresdale is located along the Delaware River between Holmesburg and Bensalem Township in neighboring Bucks County.

Upper Holmesburg

Neighborhood

Upper Holmesburg is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the Delaware River and Pennypack Creek, from Frankford Avenue to Willits Road.

Academy Gardens

Neighborhood

Academy Gardens is a neighborhood located in Far Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Far Northeast.

Jacobs Playground

Type: Playground
Category: recreation area
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.05236° or 40° 3′ 9″ north

Longitude

-75.00257° or 75° 0′ 9″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87G63X2W+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 491706472

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=playground

GeoNames ID

8502857

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torresdale Boys‘ Club and George Jacobs Playground.

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