Obervation Platform
Obervation Platform is a pier in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Obervation Platform is situated nearby to the nature reserve The Preserve, as well as near Class of 1888 Memorial Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Germantown Academy and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ.
Germantown Academy
School
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Germantown Academy, informally known as GA and originally known as the Union School, is the oldest nonsectarian day school in the United States. The school was founded on December 6, 1759, by a group of prominent Germantown citizens in the Green Tree Tavern on the Germantown Road.
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Church
St. Paul's United Church of Christ is a United Church of Christ church in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. St. Paul’s United Church of Christ is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Obervation Platform.
Fort Washington station
Railway station
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Fort Washington station is a station along the SEPTA Lansdale/Doylestown Line. The station is located at the intersection of Bethlehem Pike and Station Avenue in the Fort Washington section of Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. Fort Washington station is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Obervation Platform.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Washington and Ambler.
Fort Washington
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Fort Washington is a community in Upper Dublin Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and is considered a suburb of Philadelphia. This article also covers the neighboring communities of Ambler, Spring House, and Flourtown.
Ambler
Town
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Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 16 miles north of Center City Philadelphia. As of the 2020 census, Ambler had a population of 6,807.
Oreland
Village
Oreland is a United States census-designated place in Springfield and Upper Dublin townships, just outside the Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy areas of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Oreland is situated 2½ miles southeast of Obervation Platform.
Obervation Platform
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.13796° or 40° 8′ 17″ northLongitude
-75.21903° or 75° 13′ 9″ westOpen location code
87G64QQJ+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 1422337590OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Preserve and Class of 1888 Memorial Bridge.
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