Fiddle Head
Fiddle Head is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Intervals of Prime aka Al Dente, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 5.1 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Blue Route
- 20.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 24 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Intervals of Prime aka Al Dente: 0.0 mi
- Wild Slide: 0.1 mi
- Earrings: 0.1 mi
- Both Ways: 0.1 mi
- Kojo: 0.2 mi
- Dodge Tract: 0.1 mi
- Allen's Lane Park: 0.6 mi
- Pastorius Park: 0.9 mi
- WWI Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill Peace Park: 0.9 mi
- Buttercup Cottage Ruins: 0.5 mi
- Trail of the Year: 0.5 mi
- Buckley Park. In memory of PFC Charles J. Buckley USMC 1949-1968 and of other Americans who gave their lives in the Republic of Vietnam: 1.1 mi
- 21st Ward War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Dewees House Marker: 2.0 mi
- Roxborough Presbyterian Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Japenese Hill and Water Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Pennock Flower Garden: 2.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 1.6 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 2.2 mi
- Simpson Island: 3.2 mi
- Dixon Meadow Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Kenealy Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- Woodmere Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Benjamin Chew House: 1.7 mi
- The Concord School House: 1.9 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 2.0 mi
- The Great Beech: 1.9 mi
- English Park: 1.9 mi
- Springhouse: 1.9 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 1.9 mi
- Holiday Garden Railway: 2.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 3.3 mi
- Militia Hill: 4.4 mi
- Camp Hill: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 2.1 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 10.9 mi
- Kerr Spring: 18.1 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 9.1 mi
- Old Quarry: 24.5 mi
- Washington's Rock: 24.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.8 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 21.7 mi
- Darling: 17.5 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 23.3 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fiddle Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | N 350° | 256 m | 24.6 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 275° | 188 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 278° | 176 m | 14.1 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 15° | 174 m | 22.5 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 27° | 158 m | 19.9 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 318° | 151 m | 19.3 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 42° | 143 m | 24.7 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 32° | 142 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11406167218
Day trips start here
- Ardmore · 5 mi
- Elkins Park · 5 mi
- Jenkintown · 5 mi
- Narberth · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 5 mi
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