The City of Penns Grove, NJ
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Penns Grove is a small town in the state of New Jersey. The largest nearby city to Penns Grove is Philadelphia, approximately 33 miles from the city center.There are several family restaurants in or near Penns Grove, including Deepwater Pizza, Host Marriott, Turnpike Mobil, Route 40 Truck Stop and D & E Seafood. For a larger selection of Penns Grove restaurants select our Restaurants tab above. Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Penns Grove Museums, Zoos and/or Golf Courses, including the Brandywine Zoo, Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes), Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame and Delaware History Museum. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Penns Grove please click on the Attractions tab above. The following 5 airports are located in or near Penns Grove:
- Coatesville Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH)
- Millville Municipal Airport (MIV)
- Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
- Philadelphia Intl. Airport (PHL)
- Wilmington New Castle Airport (ILG)
Penns Grove, New Jersey Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Penns Grove
In the month of December, Penns Grove experiences an average high temperature of 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Low temperaturs in December are usually about 28 degrees with an average rainfall of 3.8 inches. The seasonal climate varies in Penns Grove with daytime temperatures averaging 81 degrees in the summer, and 41 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Penns Grove to receive an average of 3.47 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 4.17 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months. The temperature has been known to get as high as 100 degrees in the summer and as low as -9 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Penns Grove should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 64 degrees, and nighttime lows of 45.
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Penns Grove, New Jersey Attractions
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A. J. Meerwald - , Commercial Township, The A.J. Meerwald is the state ship of New Jersey. She is a restored oyster dredging schooner, whose home port is in Bivalve, Commercial Township, New Jersey. Launched in 1928, A.J. Meerwald was one of hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey's Delaware Bayshore before the decline of the shipbuilding industry which coincided with the Great Depression. Today, A.J. Meerwald is used by the Bayshore Discovery Project for onboard educational programs in the Delaware Bay near Bivalve, and at other ports in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region.
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Abington Art Center - , Jenkintown, Abington Art Center, located in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, PA is a non-collecting contemporary art museum with exhibition galleries and a sculpture park. Abington Art Center’s mission is to cultivate the power of the arts – inspiring individuals and strengthening community. The Art Center supports its mission through exhibitions, a studio school for visual arts & dance, community education programs and public events at its Jenkintown, Pennsylvania cultural campus.
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Academy of Natural Sciences - , Philadelphia, The Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the New World. It was founded in 1812 by many of the leading naturalists of the young republic with its expressed mission of "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences." For over nearly two centuries of continuous operations, the Academy has sponsored expeditions, conducted original environmental and systematics research, and amassed natural history collections containing more than 17 million specimens.
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Adventure Aquarium - Camden, The Adventure Aquarium, formerly the New Jersey State Aquarium, is a for-profit educational entertainment attraction operated in Camden, New Jersey on the Delaware River waterfront by the Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. It originally debuted in 1992, and re-opened in its current form on May 25, 2005, featuring about eight thousand animals living in varied forms of semi-aquatic, freshwater, and marine habitats.
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African American Museum in Philadelphia - , Philadelphia, 39°57′10.07″N 75°9′5.65″W / 39.9527972°N 75.1515694°W / 39.9527972; -75.1515694
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American Helicopter Museum & Education Center - , West Chester, The American Helicopter Museum & Education Center is a museum that can be found at 1220 American Boulevard, West Chester, Pennsylvania. The transport museum focuses on the history, science and technology of rotary wing aviation. The collection contains over 40 civilian and military autogyros, convertiplanes and helicopters, including some early generation models. The museum also contains an extensive research library.
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American Philosophical Society Museum - , Philadelphia, The American Philosophical Society is a discussion group founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin as an offshoot of his earlier club, the Junto. Through research grants, published journals, the upkeep of the American Philosophical Society Museum, an extensive library, and regular meetings, the society continues to advance careful study in a wide variety of disciplines in the humanities and the sciences. The museum is located immediately east of Independence Hall and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.
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American Swedish Historical Museum - , Philadelphia, The American Swedish Historical Museum is the oldest Swedish-American museum in the US. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on part of a historic 17th-century land grant originally provided by Queen Christina of Sweden to settlers of New Sweden.
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Amstel House - , New Castle, Amstel House, which is also referred to as Dr. Finney House, is a preserved building in New Castle, Delaware in the US. 19th century New Castle's decline meant that many owners of homes could no longer afford to make changes to them, which is why so many buildings were preserved. That changed, however, when New Castle was "rediscovered" during the Colonial Revival phase of the 1920s and 1930s and old buildings began to be torn down and replaced by new construction.
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Andalusia (Nicholas Biddle Estate) - , Andalusia, Andalusia, which is also referred to as the Nicholas Biddle Estate, is an historic mansion and surrounding estate that can be found on the Delaware River just north of Philadelphia in the village named Andalusia for it in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Penns Grove, New Jersey Hotels
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Penns Grove, New Jersey Restaurants
This is a list of Penns Grove Specialty Restaurants with addresses and phone numbers, including Truck Stops, Pizza Restaurants, Seafood and Fast Foods & Carry Out. Happy Dining!
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Penns Grove Articles
Published January 21, 2013
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Published November 21, 2012
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Hotel review for Comfort Inn Philadelphia Airport Essington Pennsylvania. Paid $99+tax on business rate; arrived at 8 pm and left at...
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See Fabulous Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, City Hall filled with Alexander Milne Calder’s statues including William Penn’s, and the Magic Gardens
Published October 30, 2011
Botanical Garden and outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy these lovely oases in and around Philadelphia Pennsylvania ideal for family strolls and picnics!
Published October 22, 2011
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the third largest museum in the nation, with vast collections housing hundreds of thousands of artifacts spanning various periods
Published September 29, 2011
With so many historic places to visit in Philadelphia, we managed to pack in all the main attractions and still include less known locations that make Philly so unique.
Published September 28, 2011
From the Franklin Institute to the Ben Franklin Memorial to the recreation of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia is Ben Franklin's Town
