Lion Crushing a Serpent
Lion Crushing a Serpent is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rittenhouse Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.6 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1892
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.7 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rittenhouse Square: 0.0 mi
- John F. Collins Park: 0.2 mi
- June 5th Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Fitler Square: 0.4 mi
- Dilworth Park: 0.4 mi
- Duck Girl: 0.0 mi
- Giant Frog: 0.0 mi
- Flower Market Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Billy: 0.0 mi
- Greyhound Sculptures: 0.1 mi
- Dr. J. William White Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Evelyn Taylor Price Memorial Sundial: 0.1 mi
- June 5 Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia: 0.4 mi
- Washington Grays Monument: 0.4 mi
- The Rosenbach Museum & Library: 0.2 mi
- Romanian Folk Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mütter Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Library Company: 0.5 mi
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: 0.5 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.3 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.4 mi
- Reading Terminal: 0.7 mi
- Chinatown Friendship Gate: 0.9 mi
- Italian market: 1.1 mi
- Rodman Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Pemberton Garden: 0.4 mi
- Schuylkill River Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Fitzwater 2000: 0.5 mi
- 2100 Fitzwater Garden: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 3.2 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.8 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 8.2 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 8.4 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.8 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.4 mi
- Fairmount: 1.2 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 9.6 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 14.0 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 14.3 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
- Darling: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion Crushing a Serpent. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 297° | 188 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 301° | 176 m | 18.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 247° | 137 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 348° | 136 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 273° | 125 m | 14.7 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 266° | 113 m | 23.1 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 344° | 104 m | 12.2 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 354° | 104 m | 12.4 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3408073376
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 0 mi
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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