Captain of the Port
Captain of the Port is an office in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania which is located on Washington Avenue. Captain of the Port is situated nearby to Philadelphia Marine Number 1 Fire Station, as well as near the military installation USCGC Capstan.- Type: Office
- Also known as: “U.S. Coast Guard - Sector Delaware Bay”
- Address: 1 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gloria Dei Church and USS New Jersey.
Gloria Dei Church
Church
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south. Gloria Dei Church is situated 490 feet northwest of Captain of the Port.
USS New Jersey
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USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". USS New Jersey is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Captain of the Port.
Independence Hall
Museum
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Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1¼ miles north of Captain of the Port.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pennsport and Queen Village.
Pennsport
Neighborhood
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Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsport is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.
Queen Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia.
Camden Waterfront
Neighborhood
Photo: luciuskwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Camden Waterfront, also known as the Central Waterfront, is a commercial and entertainment district on the waterfront of Camden, New Jersey, on the Delaware River south of the Ben Franklin Bridge and north of Port of Camden.
Captain of the Port
- Categories: building and military installation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.93352° or 39° 56′ 1″ northLongitude
-75.14231° or 75° 8′ 32″ westOpen location code
87F6WVM5+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 226298656OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
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