Poquessing Creek Park
Poquessing Creek Park is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Poquessing Creek Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Mechanicsville, as well as near the hamlet Nottingham.Places of Interest
Highlights include Parx Casino and Racing and Franklin Mall.
Parx Casino and Racing
Casino
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Parx Casino and Racing is a Thoroughbred horse racing venue and the largest casino gaming complex in Pennsylvania. Parx is located in Bensalem Township in Bucks County, northeast of the city of Philadelphia.
Franklin Mall
Shopping center
Franklin Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Northeast Philadelphia, bordering Bensalem in Bucks County and 15 miles from Center City. Named for Benjamin Franklin, the mall is home to 125 stores, a food court, and seven theme restaurants and was visited by an estimated 18 million people in 2006. Franklin Mall is situated 2 miles south of Poquessing Creek Park.
Neshaminy Mall
Shopping center
Photo: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Neshaminy Mall is a 1,025,297-square-foot shopping mall located at U.S. Route 1 and Bristol Road in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania. The mall was opened in 1968 and was the sixth interior mall constructed in Greater Philadelphia. Neshaminy Mall is situated 2 miles north of Poquessing Creek Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bensalem and Byberry.
Bensalem
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Bensalem is a residential suburb next to the bustling metropolis of Philadelphia. Bensalem is a great place to stay if you want to avoid the hustle, bustle and high prices of the inner city.
Byberry
Neighborhood
Byberry is a neighborhood in the far northeast section of Philadelphia, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Originally it was incorporated as the Township of Byberry and was the northeasternmost municipality of Philadelphia County before the City and County were consolidated in 1854.
Normandy
Neighborhood
Normandy is a neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located east of Roosevelt Boulevard, in the vicinity of Woodhaven and Byberry Roads. Normandy is situated 2 miles southwest of Poquessing Creek Park.
Poquessing Creek Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Poquessing Creek Park 1”, “Poquessing Creek Park 2”, “Poquessing Creek Park 3”, “Poquessing Creek Park 4”, “Poquessing Creek Park 5”, “Poquessing Creek Park 6”, “Poquessing Creek Park 7”, and “Poquessing Creek Park 8”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.11358° or 40° 6′ 49″ northLongitude
-74.96525° or 74° 57′ 55″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
87G7427M+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 631677970OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
8502971
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