The Highlands, Fort Washington

Name: The Highlands
Address: 7001 Sheaff Ln, Fort Washington, 19034-2005, United States
Telephone: +1 215-641-2687

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The Highlands is a historic building and property located near Fort Washington, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ()

Built: 1794 (230 years ago)Elevation: 253 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 40°8'3"N, 75°13'52"W

Address

7001 Sheaff LnFort Washington 19034-2005 United States

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+1 215-641-2687

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The Highlands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plymouth Meeting Mall, Philadelphia Cricket Club, Morris Arboretum, Keswick Theatre.

3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Plymouth Meeting Mall, Plymouth Township
77 min walk • Plymouth Meeting Mall is a 952,200 square feet shopping mall in the community of Plymouth Meeting in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania, approximately 17 miles northwest of Center City, Philadelphia.
5 miS
Golf, Field
Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia
127 min walk • Nestled in the historic city of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Cricket Club stands as a testament to the rich tradition of golf in the United States. Established in 1854, it is one of the oldest country clubs in the nation and holds the distinction of being the oldest...
3.2 miS
Park, Garden
Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia
82 min walk • The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania is the official arboretum of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Arboretum is open daily except for major holidays.
4.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Bars and clubs
Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia
124 min walk • The Keswick Theatre is a privately owned theater in the Keswick Village section of Glenside, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Horace Trumbauer designed the exterior in the Tudor Revival Style which has remained essentially unaltered. When opened it had 1,366-seats.
3.6 miS
Victorian mansion housing artwork
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia
92 min walk • Woodmere Art Museum, located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has a collection of paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs focusing on artists from the Delaware Valley and includes works by Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Severo Antonelli, Jasper Francis...
4.3 miS
Bridge
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, Philadelphia
110 min walk • The Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, aka the Thomas Mill Bridge or the Thomas Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a historic, single-span, wooden covered bridge across the Wissahickon Creek in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
5.6 miSE
Theater
Sedgwick Theater, Philadelphia
143 min walk • The Sedgwick Theater is a historic American theater in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1928 and designed by architect William Harold Lee. It is one of the remaining 20 Philadelphia theaters as of 2006 which he designed; nine have been demolished.
1 miSE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Hope Lodge, Fort Washington
26 min walk • Hope Lodge is a historic building located at 553 South Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. This mansion has been described as "one of the finest examples of Georgian Colonial architecture in this part of the country.
4.5 miSE
Universities and schools
Arcadia University, Elkins Park
116 min walk • Arcadia University is a private university in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The university enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate, master's, and doctorate students. The 76-acre campus features Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
0.9 miN
40°8'48"N • 75°13'33"W
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, Ambler
24 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Hiking trail, Forest
3.4 miSW
Church
Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse, Plymouth Township
87 min walk • Plymouth Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house located at the corner of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Plymouth Meeting Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Nearby attractions include Clifton House, Fort Washington State Park (23 min walk), Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, Ambler (24 min walk).

The Highlands, Fort Washington

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The Highlands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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