Pier 40
Pier 40 is a pier in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Pier 40 is situated nearby to Pier 39, as well as near Pier 38.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS New Jersey and Gloria Dei Church.
USS New Jersey
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USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was often referred to fondly as "Big J". USS New Jersey is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Pier 40.
Gloria Dei Church
Church
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard on the east, and Washington Avenue on the south. Gloria Dei Church is situated 770 feet west of Pier 40.
Independence Hall
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Independence Hall is a historic civic building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States were debated and adopted by the Founding Fathers of the United States. Independence Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Pier 40.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queen Village and Camden Waterfront.
Queen Village
Neighborhood
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Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia.
Camden Waterfront
Neighborhood
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The Camden Waterfront, also known as the Central Waterfront, is a commercial and entertainment district on the waterfront of Camden, New Jersey, on the Delaware River south of the Ben Franklin Bridge and north of Port of Camden.
Pennsport
Neighborhood
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Pennsport is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsport is home to a large working-class Irish American population, many of them descendants of immigrants from the mid to late 19th century.
Pier 40
- Type: Pier
- Categories: industry and transportation
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.93512° or 39° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
-75.14089° or 75° 8′ 27″ westOpen location code
87F6WVP5+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 707134560OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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