McVeigh Recreation Center
McVeigh Recreation Center is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McVeigh Recreation Center is situated nearby to McVeigh Community Center, as well as near Ascension of Our Lord Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Kensington–Allegheny station.
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Hospital
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The hospital has 188 beds and is affiliated with both the Drexel University College of Medicine and the Temple University School of Medicine. St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is situated 2,500 feet north of McVeigh Recreation Center.
Kensington–Allegheny station
Metro station
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Kensington–Allegheny station is a rapid transit station served by SEPTA Metro L trains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located at the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues and H Street in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia. Kensington–Allegheny station is situated 2,600 feet southeast of McVeigh Recreation Center.
Somerset station
Metro station
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Somerset station is an elevated rapid transit station served by SEPTA Metro L trains, located at the intersection of Somerset Street, D Street, and Kensington Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Somerset station is situated 3,100 feet south of McVeigh Recreation Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Juniata and Franklinville.
Juniata
Neighborhood
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Juniata is a working class neighborhood in North Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Juniata is located south of the Juniata Golf Club in Tacony Creek Park.
Franklinville
Neighborhood
Franklinville is a neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. According to the City Planning Commission, the boundaries of Franklinville are roughly a triangle bounded by West Sedgley Avenue, North Broad Street, and West Hunting Park Avenue.
Kensington
Neighborhood
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Kensington is a neighborhood in the River Wards section of Philadelphia. Kensington is a primarily low-income and working-class area, and it experienced increasing poverty after the loss of its industries in the 1960s during deindustrialization.
McVeigh Recreation Center
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “McKinley Playground”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.99997° or 39° 59′ 60″ northLongitude
-75.12174° or 75° 7′ 18″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87F6XVXH+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 337127100OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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