Fingerspan
Fingerspan is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen's Lane Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Route passes 5.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A weathering steel enclosed pedestrian bridge shaped like a bent finger spanning a chasm between two cliffs.
What the record says
- Built
- 1987
- Width
- 1 m
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 19.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.1 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen's Lane Park: 0.6 mi
- Ned Wolf Park: 0.8 mi
- Roxborough Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
- Dodge Tract: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Park: 0.9 mi
- Trail of the Year: 0.7 mi
- 21st Ward War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Buttercup Cottage Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Germany Hill War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Kelpius Community: 1.6 mi
- Kojo: 0.7 mi
- Both Ways: 0.8 mi
- Earrings: 0.8 mi
- Wild Slide: 0.8 mi
- Intervals of Prime aka Al Dente: 0.8 mi
- Roxborough United Neighbors Garden: 1.3 mi
- Boone Park Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Roxborough Presbyterian Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wyck House Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Anne Gallagher Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 1.6 mi
- Benjamin Chew House: 1.6 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 1.6 mi
- The Concord School House: 1.6 mi
- Rittenhouse Homestead: 1.6 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 1.6 mi
- The Great Beech: 2.6 mi
- English Park: 2.7 mi
- Springhouse: 2.8 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 2.8 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 1.7 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 2.2 mi
- Simpson Island: 3.3 mi
- Kenealy Nature Park: 3.5 mi
- Henry Lane Park: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 1.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 3.9 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.4 mi
- Militia Hill: 5.2 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 3.9 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 10.8 mi
- Kerr Spring: 19.0 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.0 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 20.9 mi
- Darling: 16.9 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 23.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 9.1 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fingerspan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 278° | 188 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 282° | 176 m | 14.2 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 15° | 174 m | 23.4 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 26° | 158 m | 20.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 320° | 151 m | 19.9 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 31° | 142 m | 23.5 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | SW 228° | 137 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 6° | 136 m | 2.2 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/611883006
Day trips start here
- Narberth · 4 mi
- Ardmore · 5 mi
- Elkins Park · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 5 mi
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