George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary
George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary is situated nearby to the hamlet Wyncote, as well as near the town Glenside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Beth Sholom Synagogue and Abington Art Center.
Beth Sholom Synagogue
Synagogue
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Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof.
Abington Art Center
Arts center
Jenkins’ Town Lyceum Building
Library
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The Jenkins' Town Lyceum Building, also known as the Jenkintown Library, is an historic American lyceum and library building in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jenkintown and Abington Township.
Jenkintown
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Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with National Landmarks, an active arts scene, and shops and restaurants. It is approximately 10 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.
Abington Township
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Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to Philadelphia's northern fringe. The population was 58,502 as of the 2020 census, making it the second most populous township in Montgomery County after Lower Merion Township.
Elkins Park
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Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is split between Cheltenham and Abington Townships in the northern suburbs outside of Philadelphia, which it borders along Cheltenham Avenue roughly 7 miles from Center City.
George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.0961° or 40° 5′ 46″ northLongitude
-75.1455° or 75° 8′ 44″ westOperator
Cheltenham TownshipOpen location code
87G63VW3+CROpenStreetMap ID
way 1177975483OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wyncote and Glenside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bishop McDevitt High School and First Baptist Church.
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