East Falls

East Falls is a railway stop in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. East Falls is situated near the monastery St. Bridget Convent, as well as near Saint Bridget Roman Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: East Falls station and Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library.

East Falls station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Falls station is a station located along the Manayunk/Norristown Line in the East Falls section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at Midvale Avenue & Cresson Street and includes a 51 space parking lot.

Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library

Library

Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library is situated 1,100 feet north of East Falls.

Thomas Mifflin School

School

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

The Thomas Mifflin School is a historic American school in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Thomas Mifflin School is situated 650 feet north of East Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Falls and Allegheny West.

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.

Allegheny West

Neighborhood

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Allegheny West is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is named after its location in the vicinity of Allegheny Avenue on the western side of Broad Street.

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.

East Falls

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transport
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.01127° or 40° 0′ 41″ north

Longitude

-75.19161° or 75° 11′ 30″ west

Operator

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Network

SEPTA

Open location code

87G62R65+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 762373177

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St. Bridget Convent and Saint Bridget Roman Catholic Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: East Falls and Midvale & Cresson.

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