Sweeney Field, Philadelphia

#990 among attractions in Philadelphia

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Facts and practical information

Sweeney Field is a multi-use sports facility on the Saint Joseph's University campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1929 and was originally planned to be the centerpiece to a 70,000 seat football stadium in the natural bowl of the campus. ()

Opened: 1929 (95 years ago)Coordinates: 39°59'41"N, 75°14'12"W

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West Philadelphia (Overbrook)Philadelphia United States

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Sweeney Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Line Avenue Bridge, African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Ohio House.

1.3 miSW
Bridge
City Line Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia
35 min walk • City Line Avenue Bridge is a historic concrete barrel arch bridge spanning the East Branch of Indian Creek and located in the Overbrook Farms neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1913, and is a single-span bridge. The barrel arch measures 20-foot-wide.
0.9 miSW
Church
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, Philadelphia
24 min walk • The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas was founded in 1792 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the first black Episcopal Church in the United States.
1.1 miSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
28 min walk • The Mann Center for the Performing Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park, built in 1976 as the summer home for the Philadelphia Orchestra.
1.3 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Ohio House, Philadelphia
33 min walk • The Ohio House, or Ohio State Building, is a historic building located in west Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The house was built from various Ohio sandstones and functioned as the Ohio state exhibit for the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
~1890 ftNW
Park, Art museum, Museum
Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia
10 min walk • The Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation is an arboretum and the former site of the Barnes Foundation art gallery located at 300 North Latch's Lane, Merion, Pennsylvania with entrance at 50 Lapsley Lane.
1.4 miNW
Church, Spiritual
Merion Friends Meeting House, Philadelphia
36 min walk • The Merion Friends Meeting House is an active and historic Quaker meeting house at 615 Montgomery Avenue in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. Completed about 1715, it is the second oldest Friends meeting house in the United States, with distinctively Welsh architectural features that distinguish it from later meeting houses.
0.4 miSW
Mosque
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Philadelphia
10 min walk • The Mosque of Shaikh M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the grounds of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship. The building of the mosque took 6 months and was done by the members of the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship under the direction of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.
1.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain, Philadelphia
32 min walk • The Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain – also known as The Catholic Total Abstinence Centennial Fountain or The Centennial Fountain – is a now defunct ornamental fountain and drinking fountain located in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
0.9 miN
Area
Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Bala Cynwyd is a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, US. It is located on the Main Line in southeastern Pennsylvania, bordering the western edge of Philadelphia at US Route 1.
1.3 miNW
Synagogue, Nightlife, Bars and clubs
General Wayne Inn, Philadelphia
35 min walk • The General Wayne Inn in Merion, Pennsylvania is a former tavern. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.
0.7 miW
Botanical garden, Park
Merion Botanical Park, Philadelphia
19 min walk • The Merion Botanical Park is a city park and botanical garden located at 100 Merion Road, Merion, Pennsylvania, USA. It is open daily without charge.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sweeney Field?

Nearby attractions include Wynnestay, Philadelphia (9 min walk), Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Philadelphia (10 min walk), Wynnefield, Philadelphia (12 min walk).

How to get to Sweeney Field by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sweeney Field:

Train

Bala (17 min walk)
Wynnefield Avenue (17 min walk)

Tram

Malvern Avenue & 63rd Street • Lines: 10 (23 min walk)
63rd Street & Jefferson Street • Lines: 10 (32 min walk)

Bus

Malvern Avenue & 63rd Street (23 min walk)