Civic Substation

Civic Substation is an electrical substation in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Civic Substation is situated nearby to Grays Ferry Crescent Fishing Pier, as well as near University Avenue Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include CHoP and University Avenue Bridge.

CHoP

Hospital

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, next to the University of Pennsylvania. CHoP is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Civic Substation.

University Avenue Bridge

Bridge

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The University Avenue Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge crossing the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The four-lane bridge links University Avenue in West Philadelphia with South 34th Street in the Grays Ferry section of South Philadelphia. University Avenue Bridge is situated 780 feet southeast of Civic Substation.

Meiklejohn Stadium

Stadium

Meiklejohn Stadium is a ballpark in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is on the University of Pennsylvania campus and is the home field for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers varsity baseball team. Meiklejohn Stadium is situated 1,400 feet east of Civic Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwest Schuylkill and University City.

Southwest Schuylkill

Neighborhood

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Kingsessing is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On the west side of the Schuylkill River, it is next to the neighborhoods of Cedar Park and Elmwood Park, as well as the borough of Yeadon in Delaware County.

University City

Neighborhood

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University City is the easternmost portion of West Philadelphia, encompassing several Philadelphia universities. It is situated directly across the Schuylkill River from Center City.

Schuylkill

Neighborhood

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Southwest Center City, also known as Graduate Hospital, is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia.

Civic Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.9443° or 39° 56′ 40″ north

Longitude

-75.19878° or 75° 11′ 56″ west

Operator

PECO Energy Company

Open location code

87F6WRV2+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 658846593

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grays Ferry Crescent Fishing Pier and Gray’s Ferry Crescent.

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