South Chester
District of Chester
in Delaware County of Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia International Airport (6 mi) - New Castle Airport (18 mi)
- Trenton Mercer Airport (41 mi)
- Reading Regional Carl A Spaatz Field (49 mi)
- Atlantic City International Airport (50 mi)
- Lancaster Airport (53 mi)
- Lakehurst NAES /Maxfield Field (55 mi)
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (56 mi)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshal Airport (84 mi)
- Newark Liberty International Airport (86 mi)
- Independence Hall (Unesco heritage, 28 mi)
- Statue of Liberty (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Tattersall Golf Club (Golf course, 0 mi)
- Springhaven Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Paxon Hollow Golf Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Springfield Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Sunset Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Beckett Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Rolling Green Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Clayton Park Golf Course (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Concord Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- The Golf Course at Glen Mills (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Betzwood Marina (marina, (18 mi)
- Philadelphia Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.850 and -75.357 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 50' 58" and W -75° 21' 25"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:26 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 11:55 am and 2:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.226 and 115.057 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hamelin Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Explore South Chester
The district South Chester of Chester in Delaware County (Pennsylvania) is located in United States about 110 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
21°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn PHILADELPHIA SOUTH-SWEDESBORO
The Inn at Swarthmore
Crowne Plaza WILMINGTON NORTH
Clarion Hotel Philadelphia International Airport
Comfort Inn Philadelphia Airport
Hampton Inn Philadelphia-Bridgeport
TownePlace Suites Swedesboro Philadelphia
BEST WESTERN PLUS PHILADELPHIA
Holiday Inn Express PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT
SpringHill Suites Philadelphia Airport/Ridley Park
Videos from this area
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Chester Panthers tribute to Coaches
Chester Panther Playoffs Week 2
Delco Youth Football in Chester, Pennsylvania. Two playoff games featuring Upland playing the Midgets (9-10) and Chichester playing the Seniors (13-15).
West Philly Tar Heals vs Chester Panthers PeeWees Playoffs
Game one of the 2013 Playoffs for the 5 to 8 year old PeeWees between West Philly and Chester was not as competitive as expected.
Chester Panthers Homecoming 2013
Chester Panthers Homecoming 2013 at Chester's Memorial Park.
Brian Warren on Chester Boys and Girls Club
The Charm of Chester
The Chester City Blogger was all over the city on Saturday. Crozer Library, I Can I Will Art Show, a Community Day, and a cookout. Check it all out here.
Chester High Football vs Furness
Chester High School (Pennsylvania) plays Furness of Philadelphia in varsity football.
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DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus flight along Commodore Barry Bridge, Chester PA.
DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus flight along Commodore Barry Bridge, Chester PA along the Delaware River and SR-291. Views of Philadelphia Union's PPL Park.
Chester Biddy Basketball 2012-13 Part 1
A short glimpse of Chester Biddy Basketball.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
Brookhaven is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,006 at the 2010 census.
Trainer, Pennsylvania
Trainer is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,901 at the 2000 census. The borough was named after David Trainer, a local mill owner.
Upland, Pennsylvania
Upland is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Upland is governed by an elected seven member borough council. The population was 2,977 at the 2000 census.
Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Chester Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,604 at the 2000 census.
Commodore Barry Bridge
The Commodore Barry Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Delaware River from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, in Logan Township, New Jersey, USA. It is named after the American Revolutionary War hero and Philadelphia resident John Barry.
Widener University
Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania. Its main campus sits on 108 acres (.44 km²), just 14 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The university has three other campuses: two in Pennsylvania and one in Wilmington, Delaware. About 3,300 undergraduates and 3,300 graduate students attend Widener in eight degree-granting schools.
Chester Transportation Center
The Chester Transportation Center is a SEPTA bus and train station in Chester, Pennsylvania. The outside portion of the ground level serves SEPTA City Transit Division Route 37, and Suburban Transit Division Routes 109, 113, 114, 117, 118, and 119. Above the building of the transportation center is the train station. The tracks run over the building. The station is served by the Wilmington/Newark Line.
Highland Avenue (SEPTA station)
Highland Avenue is a station along the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, one of two stations in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Amtrak trains do not stop there; it is only served by SEPTA. The line offers southbound service to Wilmington and Newark, Delaware and northbound service to Philadelphia. The station is located on Highland Avenue and 6th Street in Chester, PA.
Taylor Memorial Arboretum
Taylor Memorial Arboretum (30 acres) is an arboretum and garden located at 10 Ridley Drive, Wallingford, Pennsylvania along Ridley Creek. It is open daily. The arboretum includes a grotto (former quarry), millrace and waterfall, and pond with bald cypress. Its collection includes three Pennsylvania State Champion Trees, as well as azaleas, dogwoods, magnolias, junipers, lilacs, viburnums, witch-hazels, Japanese maples, boxwoods, and arborvitae.
Crozer Arboretum
Crozer Arboretum, now the Crozer Garden, is a 12-acre arboretum and garden park in Upland, Pennsylvania. The grounds are open daily; admission is free. The estate was formerly a seminary; it is now part of the Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The arboretum features large specimen trees dating from the mid-19th century, native herbaceous plants and shrubs, lawns, two ponds, natural springs, and walkways. The campus also features the 10-acre Leona Gold Garden and Crozer Greenhouse.
Chester High School (Chester, Pennsylvania)
Chester High School is an urban, public high school located in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States with a ZIP code of 19013-4288. Chester, which offers grades 7 through 12, is a part of the Chester-Upland School District. The school serves the City of Chester, Chester Township, and Upland. In 2009-10, the school had 1,302 pupils, with 779 pupils qualifying for a federal free or reduced price lunch. The school employed 78 teachers yielding a Student/Teacher Ratio of 16.69.
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company (1917–1989) was a major shipbuilding company in Chester, Pennsylvania, about 15 miles south of Philadelphia on the Delaware River. Its primary product was tankers, but the company built many types of ships over its 70-year history. During World War II, it participated in the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program. The company was developed by Sun Oil Company, and launched its first ship in 1917, just as the United States was entering World War I.
Widener University Observatory
The Widener University Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Widener University, but donated by NASA. It is located in Kirkbride Hall on Widener's main campus in Chester, Pennsylvania. The observatory is intended for student use and research within the physics and astronomy department. In addition, public viewing sessions occur throughout the year that are opened to the surrounding community.
PPL Park
PPL Park is an American soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania that is home to the Philadelphia Union, a Major League Soccer club. The project is the result of combined commitments of $30 million from Delaware County and $47 million from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PPL EnergyPlus, a subsidiary of PPL, is the stadium's sponsor company. The stadium is located on Chester's waterfront along the Delaware River, at the Commodore Barry Bridge's southwestern corner.
Sleeper's College
Sleeper's College (sometimes referred to as Sleeper's Business College) was a college founded by Josiah Sleeper in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1910. In 1971, the college moved a few miles to 2800 Edgmont Avenue in Parkside, where it operated until 1989. A 1914 photo, apparently an advertisement, of "Scholars On A Frosty Morning" in front of the original building at 625 Welsh Street describes the college as a "Leading Institution For Office and Commercial Training.
Widener Partnership Charter School
The Widener Partnership Charter School is a public charter school located at 1450 Edgmont Avenue, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Originally a K-3 school it has grown to educates elementary students from K-5th grade by fall 2011. The goal of this school is to educate each and every student in the way that they will become component, self-motivated, and lifelong learners. The program not only focuses on how a child learns, but it focuses on the whole child as well.
Lamokin Street (SEPTA station)
The Lamokin Street SEPTA Station is a former SEPTA Regional Rail station located on SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line at Lamokin Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, adjacent to an electrical substation that provides power to both Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and SEPTA's Media/Elwyn lines. The station also served as the junction for the Chester Creek Branch.
Wade Dump
Wade Dump is a once-polluted Superfund cleanup site in Chester, Pennsylvania. Located on the western bank of the Delaware River under the Commodore Barry Bridge, the three-acre site once served as a rubber recycling facility and an illegal industrial waste storage and disposal facility. The site was cleaned up in several stages, then removed from the National Priorities List in 1989. In 2004, it was turned into a parking lot for the city's Barry Bridge Park with EPA and state approval.
Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works
The Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, often referred to by its parent company name of John Roach & Sons, or just known as the Roach shipyard, was a major late–19th century American shipyard founded in 1871 by John Roach. For the first fifteen years of its existence, the shipyard was by far the largest and most productive in the United States, building more tonnage of ships than its next two major competitors combined, in addition to being the U.S. Navy's largest contractor.
Chester Rolling Mill
The Chester Rolling Mill was a large iron (later steel) rolling mill established by shipbuilder John Roach in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1873. The main purpose of the Mill was to provide metal hull plates, beams and other parts for the ships built at Roach's Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, also located at Chester.
Spero Building
Spero Building was a twelve-story loft structure built by David Spero at 19 and 27 West 21st Street in Manhattan (New York). Completed in 1908, the edifice was situated between Fifth Avenue (Manhattan) and Sixth Avenue (Manhattan). Spero purchased the site of the building from Benjamin Stern. Spero Building was designed by architect Robert D. Kohn. The structure's frontage measured 104.6 feet and the entire establishment cost approximately $350,000 to build.
Lamokin Tower
Lamokin Tower is a closed interlocking tower of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Chester, Pennsylvania. It is located along the northwest corner of the Lloyd Street Bridge over the Amtrak Northeast Corridor and SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line.
Chester Community Charter School
Chester Community Charter School [CCCS CCCS], also known as Chester Community Charter, is a public charter school in Chester, Pennsylvania, serving the Chester-Upland School District. The school provides full day kindergarten through 8th grade. STudents apply to attend and the school is open to students from the Delaware County and Philadelphia region. It describes itself as "dedicated to empowering students as learners through the development of a learning community".
State Correctional Institution – Chester
State Correctional Institution – Chester is a medium-security, all-male correctional facility in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Chester Rural Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery, located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania near the city of Chester, was founded in March 1863. Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital across the street, were some of the first burials. Many of the soldier's graves were moved to Philadelphia National Cemetery in Philadelphia in 1891. The cemetery is landscaped and had a large lake, which was drained in the 1950s. It covers 36 acres and contains the graves of 31,000 individuals.
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