Parrish Substation

Parrish Substation is an electrical substation in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Parrish Substation is situated nearby to Jesus Christ Church, as well as near Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia Zoo and Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Philadelphia Zoo

Zoo

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The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. Philadelphia Zoo is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Parrish Substation.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 1 mile east of Parrish Substation.

West Hope Presbyterian Church

Church

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West Hope Presbyterian Church is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Parrish Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont District, Pennsylvania and Mantua.

Belmont District, Pennsylvania

Neighborhood

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Belmont District was a district that existed briefly in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district was created on April 14, 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

Mantua

Neighborhood

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Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

Mill Creek

Neighborhood

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Mill Creek is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It sits between 44th and 52nd Streets, north of Market Street and south of Girard Avenue.

Parrish Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96931° or 39° 58′ 10″ north

Longitude

-75.20102° or 75° 12′ 4″ west

Operator

PECO Energy Company

Open location code

87F6XQ9X+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 107691263

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