Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore

#1 among attractions in Swarthmore

Top attraction, Observatories and planetariums

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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. The 24" telescope was moved from Sproul Observatory to Bentonville, Arkansas in July 2017 ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 39°54'14"N, 75°21'19"W

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Sproul Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Delaware County Institute of Science, Media Theatre, Media Armory, Harrah's Philadelphia.

2.2 miNW
Natural history museum, Museum
Delaware County Institute of Science, Media
56 min walk • The Delaware County Institute of Science is a science and natural history museum, library and education center in Media, Pennsylvania.
1.9 miNW
Theater
Media Theatre, Media
50 min walk • The Media Theatre is a 440-seat theater in Media, Pennsylvania, built in 1927 as a vaudeville house and cinema. It is the only regional professional theater that hires equity actors in Delaware County.
2 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Media Armory, Media
53 min walk • The Media Armory, is a historic National Guard Armory located in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania built in 1908 for Company H of the 6th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
3.7 miS
Gambling, Racetrack, Casino
Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester
94 min walk • Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack is a harness racing track and casino on the Chester, Pennsylvania waterfront. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
2.8 miS
Church
Asbury AME Church, Chester
73 min walk • Asbury AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1845 in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second African Methodist Episcopal church founded in Chester behind the Union African Methodist Church in 1832.
~1870 ftE
Universities and schools
Swarthmore Co-op, Swarthmore
10 min walk • Swarthmore High School was a four-year public high school in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania serving the Boroughs of Swarthmore and Rutledge.
1.4 miE
Area
Rutledge, Philadelphia
37 min walk • Rutledge is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census, down from 860 at the 2000 census.
3 miS
Cemetery
Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester
78 min walk • Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital located at the nearby building which became the Crozer Theological Seminary.
~1300 ftNE
Botanical garden, Nature and wildlife, Park
Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore
7 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.
1.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Hedgerow Theatre, Media
44 min walk • Hedgerow Theatre is a theatre company based in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, founded in 1923. It was "for many years the only true U. S. professional repertory...
~240 ftE
Universities and schools
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
2 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sproul Observatory?

Nearby attractions include Swarthmore College, Swarthmore (2 min walk), Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore (7 min walk), Swarthmore Co-op, Swarthmore (10 min walk).