Rex Avenue Shelter

Rex Avenue Shelter is a shelter in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Rex Avenue. Rex Avenue Shelter is situated nearby to the trailhead Cathedral Road Entrance, as well as near the historic house The Shipley White House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vanna Venturi House and Thomas Mill Covered Bridge.

Vanna Venturi House

Historic building

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Vanna Venturi House, one of the first prominent works of the postmodern architecture movement, is located in the neighborhood of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vanna Venturi House is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Rex Avenue Shelter.

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Wissahickon Valley Park in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas Mill Covered Bridge is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Rex Avenue Shelter.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Historic building

Photo: Mary Mark Ockerbloom, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an independent school in Philadelphia. Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is situated 3,700 feet southeast of Rex Avenue Shelter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andorra and Chestnut Hill.

Andorra

Neighborhood

Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same ZIP Code, 19128.

Chestnut Hill

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for the high incomes of its residents and high real estate values, as well as its private schools.

Erdenheim

Hamlet

Erdenheim is a community in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is served by the 19038 ZIP Code. The primary commercial areas are located along Bethlehem Pike. Erdenheim is situated 2 miles north of Rex Avenue Shelter.

Rex Avenue Shelter

Type: Shelter
Address: 597 Rex Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Category: building
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.06654° or 40° 3′ 60″ north

Longitude

-75.22074° or 75° 13′ 15″ west

Inception

1938

Height

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87G63Q8H+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1192533775

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Road Entrance and The Shipley White House.

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