The Cloisters

The Cloisters is a grassland in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The Cloisters is situated nearby to Old Library, as well as near Rhys Carpenter Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bryn Mawr College and Old Library.

Bryn Mawr College

College

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Bryn Mawr College is a private women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of historically women's colleges in the United States. Bryn Mawr College is situated 660 feet north of The Cloisters.

Old Library

Library

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The Old Library is a college library at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Previously named the M. Carey Thomas Library after Bryn Mawr's first dean and second president, it was formally renamed in 2018 as a result of controversy surrounding Thomas's history of racism and antisemitism.

Bryn Mawr station

Railway station

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Bryn Mawr station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia at Morris and Bryn Mawr Avenues. Bryn Mawr station is situated 1,900 feet south of The Cloisters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bryn Mawr and Garrett Hill.

Bryn Mawr

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Bryn Mawr is a census-designated place located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue, also known as U.S. Route 30.

Garrett Hill

Hamlet

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Garrett Hill is an unincorporated community in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located approximately eight miles northwest of Philadelphia.

Haverford

Village

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Haverford Township is a region of Delaware County in Southeastern Pennsylvania. It is a western suburb of Philadelphia. About 50,000 people live in Haverford Township. It was founded by the Welsh Quakers in 1681 and purchased by William Penn.

The Cloisters

Type: Grassland
Location: Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.02679° or 40° 1′ 36″ north

Longitude

-75.3142° or 75° 18′ 51″ west

Open location code

87G62MGP+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 670355259

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=courtyard

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rhys Carpenter Library and Mariam Coffin Canaday Library.

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