Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site is situated nearby to the cemetery Gloria Dei Episcopal Burial Ground, as well as near the military installation U.S. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay.

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.

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 3,600 feet northeast of Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site.

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 1 mile north of Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site.

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.

Little Saigon

Neighborhood

Photo: Minormadam, CC BY 3.0.

One of the largest Vietnamese neighborhoods in the United States is Philadelphia's Little Saigon, located in Passyunk Square, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.

Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site

Type: Park
Also known as: “Gloria Dei-Old Swedes Church National Historic Site”
Category: recreation area
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.93438° or 39° 56′ 4″ north

Longitude

-75.14396° or 75° 8′ 38″ west

Operator

National Park Service

Open location code

87F6WVM4+QC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 352696201

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gloria Dei Episcopal Burial Ground and U.S. Coast Guard.

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