Sweeney Field

Sweeney Field is a multi-use sports facility on the Saint Joseph's University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1929 and was originally planned to be the centerpiece to a 70,000 seat football stadium in the natural bowl of the campus.

Type: Pitch
Description: sporting venue in the United States
Also known as: “Finnesey Field”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wynnestay and Bala station.

Wynnestay

Historic building

Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.

Wynnestay or Wynnstay is an historic residence that is one of the oldest extant houses located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and is available for touring by appointment only. Wynnestay is situated 1,700 feet east of Sweeney Field.

Bala station

Railway station

Photo: Coemgenus, Public domain.

Bala station is an active commuter railroad station in the Bala Cynwyd neighborhood of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located on City Avenue between Bala Avenue and Conshohocken State Road, the station services trains of SEPTA Regional Rail's Cynwyd Line. Bala station is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Sweeney Field.

Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line

Synagogue

Photo: PHILA19147, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line is a Conservative synagogue located in Merion, Pennsylvania, United States. The synagogue offers religious services, pre-school, Hebrew Sunday school, adult education, and community programming. Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Sweeney Field.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wynnefield and Bala-Cynwyd.

Wynnefield

Neighborhood

Wynnefield is a diverse middle-class neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Its borders are 53rd Street at Jefferson to the south, Philadelphia's Fairmount Park to the east, City Avenue to the north and the Amtrak Philadelphia Main Line tracks to the west.

Bala-Cynwyd

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC0.

Bala Cynwyd is a community and census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the Philadelphia Main Line in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, and borders the western edge of Philadelphia at U.S. Route 1.

Parkside

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Parkside is a neighborhood that is located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Sweeney Field

Categories: venue, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.99465° or 39° 59′ 41″ north

Longitude

-75.23662° or 75° 14′ 12″ west

Open location code

87F6XQV7+V9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 454923992

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=multi

Wikidata ID

Q5450713

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sweeney Field” goes by many names.

French: “Sweeney Field”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Francis A. Drexel Library and Hagan Arena.

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