Mount Peace Cemetery, Philadelphia

Name: Mount Peace Cemetery
Address: Philadelphia, United States

#194 among attractions in Philadelphia

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Facts and practical information

Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery. ()

Coordinates: 40°0'3"N, 75°10'56"W

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Upper North Philadelphia (Allegheny West)Philadelphia United States

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Mount Peace Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ormiston Mansion, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Falls Bridge.

1.1 miSW
Museum
Ormiston Mansion, Philadelphia
29 min walk • Ormiston Mansion is a 2+1⁄2-story, red brick, late Georgian period house located in east Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
0.4 miW
Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
12 min walk • Laurel Hill Cemetery is a historic garden or rural cemetery in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia. Founded in 1836, it was the second major rural cemetery in the United States after Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Massachusetts.
~970 ftSW
Cemetery
Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia
5 min walk • Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 3499 West Lehigh Avenue in the East Falls neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1856, is 27 acres in size and contains over 18,000 graves. For decades, it was neglected by an absentee landlord.
1 miNW
Bridge
Falls Bridge, Philadelphia
25 min walk • The Falls Bridge is a steel Pratt truss bridge that spans the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It connects Kelly Drive at Calumet Street with Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive at Neill Drive. It replaced a wooden covered bridge at the same site.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia
19 min walk • The Strawberry Mansion Bridge is a steel arch truss bridge across the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
0.7 miNW
Bridge
Twin Bridges, Philadelphia
18 min walk • The Twin Bridges are a pair of steel-plate girder bridges that span the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They carry northbound and southbound traffic on US 1 just north of its intersection with Interstate 76.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Woodford Mansion, Philadelphia
16 min walk • Woodford is a historic mansion at Ford Road and Greenland Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built about 1756, it is the first of Philadelphia's great colonial Georgian mansion houses to be built, and exemplifies the opulence of such houses.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Historic Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
17 min walk • Historic Strawberry Mansion is a summer home in East Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was originally named Summerville by Judge William Lewis who had it built sometime between 1783 and 1789.
~990 ftN
Church
Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia
5 min walk • The Church of St. James the Less is a historic Episcopal church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was architecturally influential. As St.
0.7 miNW
Bridge
Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill, Philadelphia
18 min walk • Chain Bridge at Falls of Schuylkill was an 1808 iron-chain suspension bridge built across the Schuylkill River, north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed by inventor James Finley, it became the model for his later chain suspension bridges. It collapsed in 1816 under a heavy load of snow.
0.9 miW
Historical landmark
Chamounix, Philadelphia
23 min walk • Chamounix is a historic home located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Federal-style house was built in 1802 by George Plumsted who was a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, then enlarged to nearly double its original size by subsequent owners after 1853.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Peace Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Mount Vernon Cemetery, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Church of St. James the Less, Philadelphia (5 min walk), Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia (12 min walk), John Greenleaf Whittier School, Philadelphia (12 min walk).

How to get to Mount Peace Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Peace Cemetery:

Bus

SEPTA 33rd & Dauphin Bus Terminal (17 min walk)

Train

East Falls (23 min walk)
Allegheny (24 min walk)