Simpson Island

Simpson Island is an islet in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Simpson Island is situated nearby to the swimming pool Stony Lane Swim Club, as well as near the park Richie Ashburn Field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miquon station and The Miquon School.

Miquon station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Miquon station is a suburban commuter railroad station on the SEPTA Manayunk/Norristown Line, located at River and Manor Roads in the Miquon section of Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Miquon station is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Simpson Island.

The Miquon School

School

The Miquon School is an independent, parent-owned, elementary school located in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The Miquon School is situated 2,100 feet north of Simpson Island.

Philadelphia Country Club

Golf course

Philadelphia Country Club is a private country club located in the Gladwyne suburb of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It has 27 holes of regulation golf including one 18-hole championship course, a nine-hole course, an Olympic-sized… Philadelphia Country Club is situated 1 mile west of Simpson Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miquon and Spring Mill.

Miquon

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Miquon is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located partly in Whitemarsh Township and partly in Springfield Township, it lies between the Roxborough section of Philadelphia and the Spring Mill section of Whitemarsh Township.

Spring Mill

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Spring Mill is an unincorporated community in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along the Schuylkill River, it lies between the community of Miquon and the Borough of Conshohocken.

Gladwyne

Village

Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gladwyne is a suburban community in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In 2018, Gladwyne was ranked the sixth richest ZIP Code in the country in a study by Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

Simpson Island

Type: Islet
Categories: forest, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.06071° or 40° 3′ 39″ north

Longitude

-75.27106° or 75° 16′ 16″ west

Open location code

87G63P6H+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 46141905

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stony Lane Swim Club and Richie Ashburn Field.

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