William Penn Landing Site
The monument at the William Penn Landing Site in Chester, Pennsylvania marks the spot of the first landing of William Penn on the territory of Pennsylvania, on October 28 or 29, 1682.Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chester Transit Center and Subaru Park.
Chester Transit Center
Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Chester Transit Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119. Chester Transit Center is situated 2,000 feet north of William Penn Landing Site.
Subaru Park
Stadium
Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Subaru Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania, located next to Commodore Barry Bridge on the waterfront along the Delaware River. The venue is home to the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Subaru Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of William Penn Landing Site.
State Correctional Institution – Chester
Prison
State Correctional Institution – Chester is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. State Correctional Institution – Chester is situated 3,800 feet northeast of William Penn Landing Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester and Upland.
Chester
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Chester is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Chester is a suburb of the city of Philadelphia. The current population estimate is 30,409. The city is predominantly made up of African Americans, making up 79% of the population.
Upland
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven-member borough council. As of the 2020 census, Upland had a population of 3,068.
Parkside
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Parkside is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parkside had a population of 2,321. Parkside is situated 1½ miles northwest of William Penn Landing Site.
William Penn Landing Site
- Type: Monument
- Categories: fixed construction and historic site
- Location: City of Chester, Delaware County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.84399° or 39° 50′ 38″ northLongitude
-75.36131° or 75° 21′ 41″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87F6RJVQ+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 368991090OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q8016760
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In Other Languages
“William Penn Landing Site” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Sitio del desembarco de William Penn”
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