Awbury Park

Awbury Park is a park in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Awbury Park is situated nearby to the swimming pool Awbury Pool, as well as near Henry Cope Garden.

Type: Park
Also known as: “Awbury Park and Recreation Center”
Address: Philadelphia, PA 19138

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Francis Cope House and Washington Lane station.

Francis Cope House

Historic building

The Francis Cope House is a historic building located on the grounds of the Awbury Arboretum in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Nowadays it is a rentable space, owned by Awbury Arboretum. Francis Cope House is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Awbury Park.

Washington Lane station

Railway station

Photo: CTLiotta, Public domain.

Washington Lane station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 812–822 East Washington Lane in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located in the Germantown neighborhood. Washington Lane station is situated 2,500 feet west of Awbury Park.

Stenton station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stenton station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 529-599 Vernon Road between Ardleigh and Blakemore Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is in zone 2 on the Chestnut Hill East Line, on former Reading Railroad tracks, and is 8.6 track miles from Suburban Station. Stenton station is situated 1 mile northwest of Awbury Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Oak Lane and Morton.

West Oak Lane

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

In the mid-1800s, Joseph Wharton, founder of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Bethlehem Steel, owned much of West Oak Lane.

Morton

Neighborhood

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Morton is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located south of West Oak Lane, east of Mount Airy, and west of North Broad Street.