Building 520
Building 520 is a building in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Building 520 is situated nearby to the ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41), as well as near the park Marine Parade Grounds.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Historic site
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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was the first United States Navy shipyard and was historically important for nearly two centuries. Construction of the original Philadelphia Naval Shipyard began during the American Revolution in 1776 at Front and Federal Streets in what is now the Pennsport section of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Building 520.
Lincoln Financial Field
Stadium
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Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. Lincoln Financial Field is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Building 520.
Xfinity Mobile Arena
Sports venue
Xfinity Mobile Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Philadelphia. It serves as the home of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Xfinity Mobile Arena is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Building 520.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Packer Park and Red Bank.
Packer Park
Neighborhood
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Packer Park is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that originally included 1,000 homes built in two unique builder developments, of Packer Park in the 1950s and Brinton Estates during the 1990s.
Red Bank
Hamlet
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census.
National Park
Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Park is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. National Park is situated 2 miles south of Building 520.
Building 520
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Machine Shop, Pump House, and Fire Rooms, U.S. Navy Boiler Lab”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.89276° or 39° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
-75.17777° or 75° 10′ 40″ westInception
1928Open location code
87F6VRVC+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 707504479OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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