The Book Box
The Book Box is a public bookcase in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. The Book Box is situated nearby to the neighborhood Wissahickon, as well as near Lauriston Pocket Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wissahickon Presbyterian Church and La Noce Park.
Wissahickon Presbyterian Church
Church
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Wissahickon Presbyterian Church is situated 940 feet southwest of The Book Box.
Wissahickon station
Railway station
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Wissahickon station is a passenger rail station on SEPTA's Manayunk/Norristown Line in Northwest Philadelphia. In FY 2013, Wissahickon station had a weekday average of 410 boardings and 452 alightings. Wissahickon station is situated 1,800 feet southwest of The Book Box.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wissahickon and Roxborough.
Wissahickon
Neighborhood
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Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk, and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park, Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.
Roxborough
Neighborhood
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Roxborough is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls.
East Falls
Neighborhood
East Falls is a neighborhood in Lower Northwest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies on the east bank of the "Falls of the Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects.
The Book Box
- Type: Public bookcase
- Category: education
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.02129° or 40° 1′ 17″ northLongitude
-75.20763° or 75° 12′ 27″ westOpen location code
87G62QCR+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11511911127OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_bookcase
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