Amos Playground

Amos Playground is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Amos Playground is situated nearby to the neighborhood North Central, as well as near Stanton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Liacouras Center and Baptist Temple.

Liacouras Center

Sports venue

Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.

The Liacouras Center is a 10,206-seat multi-purpose venue located on the campus of Temple University in North Philadelphia. Opened in 1997, the arena was originally named The Forum at The Apollo of Temple and was renamed in 2000 for university president Peter J.

Baptist Temple

Theater building

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Baptist Temple is a theater building.

Tyler School of Art and Architecture

University

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture, frequently referred to by community members as simply Tyler, is part of Temple University, a large, urban, public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanton and Sharswood.

Stanton

Neighborhood

North Philadelphia West is a neighborhood that is located in the western central part of the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, east of the Schuylkill River.

Sharswood

Neighborhood

Photo: Evrik, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sharswood is a small neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located to the east of Brewerytown, north of Girard College, west of Ridge Avenue, east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B.

Yorktown

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Amos Playground

Type: Park
Also known as: “Fletcher B. Amos Playground”
Category: recreation area
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.98172° or 39° 58′ 54″ north

Longitude

-75.16027° or 75° 9′ 37″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87F6XRJQ+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 784938770

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

9681516

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Satellite Map

Discover Amos Playground from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North Central and Hartranft.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fletcher B. Amos Playground Community Swimming Pool and Temple University Aramark Student Training and Recreation (STAR) Complex.

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