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Discover Upper Roxborough
The district Upper Roxborough of Manatawna in Philadelphia County (Pennsylvania) is a district in United States about 125 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 43% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 72% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
ACE Conference Center
Philadelphia Marriott West
Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue
DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Philadelphia West
HYATT house Plymouth Mtg Phl
Holiday Inn Express & Suites FT. WASHINGTON - PHILADELPHIA
Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia-Ft Washington
Courtyard Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting
SpringHill Suites Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting
Hampton Inn Plymouth Meeting
Videos from this area
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Geocaching at night - Andorra Natural Area
Scenes from the video featuring Wen-Young and his son Manny of Plymouth Meeting, PA. "That's what we're looking for- the waypoints" "It'll say the gecoache is that way but the trail goes...
Shoulder & Upper back Stretches Roxborough Chiropractor demonstrates shoulder stretches
Dr. Ted Loos, Philadelphia Roxborough Chiropractor, demonstrates 3 easy stretches to help alleviate upper back, shoulder and neck pain.
Rubberface Wakes Up
Rubberface rises from sleep to confront himself in a mirror. This begins the journey of our hero who is destined to test his relationship with the realities of every day life. Further adventures...
Slice of life at urban farm: Henry Got Crops CSA
During a break from cultivating and weeding a raised bed of peas at the Weavers Way Henry Got Crops farm in Roxborough where he volunteers, your correspondent captured a slice of life on the...
WV - Rally in the Valley - for NewsWorks.org
Mountain bike enthusiasts from across the region and all ages gathered in Wissahickon Park on Saturday for the 6th Annual Rally in the Valley festival. The mountain bike event, organized by...
2012 I Spy Mr. Nice Guy Beach House Contest Video
Our annual beach house contest is back! This will be our 5th "I Spy Mr. Nice Guy" contest. This year Conicelli will be hosting a beach themed party, and giving away all sorts of awesome prizes...
video7.mov: Hiking the heart of the Wissahickon
See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com. A wonderful fall morning hike with the meet-up group of The Friends of the Wissahickon.
video2.mov: Hiking the heart of the Wissahickon
See the entire trip at http://www.everytrail.com. A wonderful fall morning hike with the meet-up group of The Friends of the Wissahickon.
Plowing new ground at urban farm
Scott Blunk employs a moldboard plow to break new ground at the Henry Got Crops Farm in Roxborough, Philadelphia. Blunk, who worked for the John Deere company at one time, explains that this...
Fuel After School & RE:Fuel Day Camp
Fuel After School - the outreach partnership between The Philadelphia Project & Roxborough Presbyterian Church - is planning on having fun this summer! And that fun is FREE! RE:Fuel, our...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Roxborough, Philadelphia
Roxborough is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is bordered to the southwest, along the Schuylkill River, by the neighborhood of Manayunk, along the northeast by the Wissahickon Creek section of Fairmount Park, and to the southeast by the neighborhood of East Falls. Beyond Roxbrough to the northwest is Montgomery County. Roxborough's zip code is 19128. Most of Roxborough is in Philadelphia's 21st Ward.
WHYY-TV
WHYY-TV, channel 12, is a non-commercial educational television station licensed to Wilmington, Delaware, USA. WHYY-TV is the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania television market, and has its main studio and office facility co-located with sister station WHYY-FM (90.9 MHz) in Center City Philadelphia. WHYY-TV also operates a secondary studio in Wilmington.
WRDW-FM
WRDW-FM, also known as Wired 96.5, is a Philadelphia radio station owned by Beasley Broadcast Group that plays a Rhythmic Top 40 musical format. Although they lean towards R&B/Hip-Hop, Wired also adds Rhythmic Pop tracks to their playlist. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia and has studios located in Bala Cynwyd.
WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 17 from a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood. Owned by the Tribune Company, WPHL-TV maintains studios in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia. The station is the largest MyNetworkTV affiliate by market size that is not owned by the programming service's parent company News Corporation.
KYW-TV
KYW-TV, channel 3, is an owned and operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. KYW-TV shares a studio/office facility with sister station, CW affiliate WPSG (channel 57), just north of Center City Philadelphia. The station's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
WCAU
WCAU is the NBC owned-and-operated television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (the city in which NBCUniversal parent Comcast is headquartered). It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in the city's Roxborough neighborhood. Owned by NBCUniversal's NBC Owned Television Stations subsidiary, WCAU maintains studios on Monument Road at the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd.
WPVI-TV
WPVI-TV, channel 6, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. WPVI has its studios located on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, and its transmitter is located in the Roxborough neighborhood. The station's signal covers the Delaware Valley area, comprising large portions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
WPSG
WPSG, channel 57, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CW Television Network, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. WPSG is owned by CBS Corporation (which jointly owns the CW with Time Warner), and is one-half of a television duopoly with CBS station KYW-TV (channel 3). The two stations share a studio/office facility north of Center City Philadelphia, and WPSG's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
WHYY-FM
WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; "91 FM") is an NPR member station serving the Delaware Valley area, which is the metro area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is located in Philadelphia. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
WUVP-DT
WUVP-DT, virtual channel 65, is the Univisión owned and operated station licensed to Vineland, New Jersey. WUVP-DT offers a Spanish programming format featuring news, talk shows, dramas, movies and other first-rate Spanish programming.
WPPX-TV
WPPX-TV is the Ion Television network affiliate for the Philadelphia area, broadcasting on digital channel 31. It is owned and operated by ION Media Networks, formerly Paxson Communications. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
WXPN
WXPN is a non-commercial, public radio station operated by the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia that broadcasts a music radio format called adult album alternative (AAA), along with many other format shows supported all with an indie slant. It may be best known for the World Cafe music program, which is distributed by National Public Radio to many non-commercial stations across the United States.
WIP-FM
WIP-FM — branded Sports Radio 94 WIP — is a commercial sports radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania serving the Delaware Valley area. Owned by CBS Radio, the WIP-FM studios are located on the 9th floor of 400 Market Street in Philadelphia, PA, and the station's transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. Since 1992, WIP-FM has served as the flagship station for the Philadelphia Eagles.
WOGL
WOGL is an FM radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The station airs a Classic Hits format. WOGL is owned by CBS Radio. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. The station has previously been known as Oldies 98 and Oldies 98.1.
WRNB
WRNB is an Urban Oldies station broadcasting at 100.3 FM. Licensed to Media, Pennsylvania, it serves the Philadelphia market and is owned by Radio One. It has studios located in Bala Cynwyd and broadcasts from a transmitter site in Philadelphia's Roxborough section.
WUSL
WUSL, known as Power 99 FM, is a mainstream urban radio station, owned by Clear Channel Communications and licensed to Philadelphia. WUSL broadcasts from a class B signal with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 27,000 watts on the 98.9 megahertz (MHz) frequency from a tower located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, and its studios are located in Bala Cynwyd.
WIOQ
WIOQ, known as "Q102", is a CHR/Pop radio station which is broadcast in the Philadelphia area. The station appeals to a generally young demographic. WIOQ is owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, and its studios are located in Bala Cynwyd..
WDAS-FM
WDAS-FM is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station that features R&B and Classic Soul, and is licensed to the city of Philadelphia. Under ownership of Clear Channel Communications, the station is widely regarded as one of the originators of the Urban AC format which mixes R&B oldies with non-rap contemporary R&B and is now found in many major markets across the United States.
Andorra, Philadelphia
Andorra is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, which is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Andorra is a part of Roxborough, being within the borders of the original Roxborough Township and having the same zip code (19128). At some point during the 19th or 20th century, Andorra developed a cultural identity as a neighborhood within Roxborough.
Roxborough Township, Pennsylvania
Roxborough Township is a defunct township that was located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The township ceased to exist and was incorporated into the City of Philadelphia following the passage of the Act of Consolidation, 1854. The name is still applied to the modern day neighborhood of Roxborough which was once a part of Roxborough Township. The area was likely named for Roxburghshire, Scotland, the ancestral home of Andrew Robeson, one of the earliest settlers of the area.
WNWR
WNWR is a radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania owned by Global Radio LLC. Its studio is located at 200 Monument Road, Suite 6, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania and its transmitter is located in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia. The station simulcasts English language programming from China Radio International for its entire broadcast day. It was formerly branded as New World Radio prior to June 2011 which carried broker programming.
WRFF
WRFF is a modern rock FM radio station located in and licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and is known on-air as "Radio 104.5. " The station has studios located in Bala Cynwyd and broadcasts from an 11 kW transmitter in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia.
WPHA-CD
WPHA-CD, virtual channel 38 is an independent Digital Class A television station in the Philadelphia market. Its transmitter is located in the Roxborough, Philadelphia antenna farm. WPHA-CD is owned by D.T.V. LLC of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Longtime owner Randolph Weigner (who controls D.T.V. LLC) sold WPHA, along with sister station WARP-CD in Tampa Bay, Florida, to LocusPoint Networks in November 2012.
WNAI-LP
WNAI-LP, channel 41, is a low-power television station licensed to Springville, New Jersey. WNAI is in the Philadelphia media market, and it carries programming from the Home Shopping Network.
WGTW-TV
WGTW-TV, channel 48, is a Trinity Broadcasting Network-owned and operated television station licensed to Burlington, New Jersey, and serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. With studios in suburban Folcroft, and transmitter in the nearby Roxborough section, WGTW's signal covers Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.