Delaware County

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Delaware County, colloquially referred to as Delco, is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that borders Philadelphia. With a population of 566,747, it is the fifth most populous county in Pennsylvania, and the third smallest in area. The county was created on September 26, 1789, from part of Chester County, and named for the Delaware River. ()

Alternative names: Area: 190.73 mi²Coordinates: 39°53'51"N, 75°21'30"W

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Delaware County – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore Co-op, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore College.

0.5 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore
13 min walk • Sproul Observatory was an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Swarthmore College. It was located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States, and named after William Cameron Sproul, the 27th Governor of Pennsylvania, who graduated from Swarthmore in 1891.
0.6 miNE
Universities and schools
Swarthmore Co-op, Swarthmore
16 min walk • Swarthmore High School was a four-year public high school in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania serving the Boroughs of Swarthmore and Rutledge.
0.7 miNE
Botanical garden, Nature and wildlife, Park
Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore
18 min walk • Scott Arboretum is an arboretum coterminous with the campus of and operated by Swarthmore College. It is open to the public daily without charge.
0.5 miNE
Universities and schools
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
13 min walk • Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States.

Delaware County

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Delaware County plan & book

Delaware County – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore

Swarthmore Co-op, Swarthmore

Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore

Swarthmore College, Swarthmore