COOLING GUIDE: Where To Cool Off In Philly, Surrounding Suburbs And New Jersey
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - With the city of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas under a heat emergency, finding a place to cool off has become priority number one.
Here's where you can cool down or find help:
PHILLY COOLING CENTERS
Whitman Library – 200 Snyder Ave.
Blanche Nixon/Cobbs Creek Branch – 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
Lucien Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library - 125 S 52Nd St.
Lillian Marrero Library - 601 W Lehigh Ave.
Widener Branch - 2808 W Lehigh Ave.
Frankford Branch - 4634 Frankford Ave.
Fox Chase Library - 501 Rhawn St.
PHILLY PUBLIC SPRAYGROUNDS
A list of public sprinklers and spraygrounds can be found here.
PHILLY PUBLIC POOLS
Find a public pool near you, here.
The city released a list of pool opening dates on Monday. That information is available here.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
The city's Heatline is open for those looking for safety tips and heat-related medical issues: (215) 765-9040.
PET INFORMATION
ACCT Philadelphia says not having shade and water for your dog can be deadly. You can report a dog in danger by calling (267) 385-3800.
DELAWARE COUNTY
The Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging have a hotline for heat-related information: (610) 872-1558. Anyone who needs additional assistance can call (610) 490-1300.
DELCO SPRAYGROUNDS
East Caln Park at Bell Tavern – 109 Bell Tavern Rd., open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fountain of Youth Spray Park - 51 Manatawny Street, open 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
John O. Green Memorial Park - S. Matlack St and E. Miner St., open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Montgomery Township Spray Park – 1030 Horsham Rd., open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SOUTH JERSEY
Burlington County
The county Parks Department says there are no public pools in the county. Anyone with heat-related illness or questions can call the county number at 211.
Camden County
POOLS
Pennsauken Municipal Pool - 6100 River Road, open noon to 7 p.m. weekdays
Roberts Pool – 215 Hillcrest Ave., must buy pool passes at 678 Haddon Avenue, open 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday
In Camden County, police will go to check on seniors, click here to submit a request
Cumberland County
SPRAYGROUNDS
City of Bridgeton Splash Park – 35 Mayor Atiken Drive, open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Gloucester County
Gloucester Township Municipal Pool – 59 Monroe Drive, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays
