Fairmond Ave Park West

Fairmond Ave Park West is a park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fairmond Ave Park West is situated nearby to Transfiguration Baptist Church, as well as near Saint Jude Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Philadelphia Museum of Art and Philadelphia Zoo.

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 1 mile east of Fairmond Ave Park West.

Philadelphia Zoo

Zoo

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The Philadelphia Zoo is a zoo located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Schuylkill River. It was the first true zoo in the United States; it was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on March 21, 1859, but its opening was delayed by the Civil War until July 1, 1874. Philadelphia Zoo is situated 2,200 feet north of Fairmond Ave Park West.

Presby

Hospital

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, sometimes called Presby, is a hospital located in the University City section of West Philadelphia. It was founded by Reverend Ephraim D. Presby is situated 2,700 feet south of Fairmond Ave Park West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont District, Pennsylvania and Mantua.

Belmont District, Pennsylvania

Neighborhood

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Belmont District was a district that existed briefly in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district was created on April 14, 1853 from northern Blockley Township ceased to exist and on February 2, 1854 the district was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854.

Mantua

Neighborhood

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Mantua is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located north of Spring Garden Street, east of 40th Street, south of Mantua Avenue, and west of 31st Street.

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.

Fairmond Ave Park West

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.96591° or 39° 57′ 57″ north

Longitude

-75.19777° or 75° 11′ 52″ west

Open location code

87F6XR82+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 753388668

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Transfiguration Baptist Church and Saint Jude Baptist Church.

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