Franklin Field
Franklin Field is a sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the eastern edge of the University of Pennsylvania's campus. Named after Penn's founder, Benjamin Franklin, it is the home stadium for the Penn Relays, and the university's venue for football, track and field, and lacrosse.Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penn Medicine Station and Fisher Fine Arts Library.
Penn Medicine Station
Railway station
Photo: Pridepol, Public domain.
Penn Medicine Station is a train station in the University City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the SEPTA Regional Rail system. The station serves the area around the University of Pennsylvania, and is located at South Street and Convention Avenue. Penn Medicine Station is situated 820 feet south of Franklin Field.
Fisher Fine Arts Library
Library
Photo: MatthewMarcucci, Public domain.
The Fisher Fine Arts Library was the primary library of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from 1891 to 1962. The red sandstone, brick-and-terra-cotta Venetian Gothic giant, part fortress and part cathedral, was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness. Fisher Fine Arts Library is situated 950 feet northwest of Franklin Field.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital
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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is the flagship hospital of Penn Medicine and is located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is situated 1,200 feet west of Franklin Field.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include University City and Schuylkill.
University City
Neighborhood
Photo: Veldtkitty40, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Powelton Village
Neighborhood
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Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.
Franklin Field
- Type: Stadium
- Description: sports stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Categories: recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.95007° or 39° 57′ 0″ northLongitude
-75.18998° or 75° 11′ 24″ westOpen location code
87F6XR26+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 665447049OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumWikidata ID
Q5491503
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Franklin Field” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Franklin Field”
- Chinese: “富蘭克林球場”
- French: “Franklin Field”
- Italian: “Franklin Field”
- Japanese: “フランクリン・フィールド”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Franklin Field”
- Norwegian: “Franklin Field”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی فرانکلین”
- Portuguese: “Franklin Field”
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