Paint Torch
Paint Torch is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Grumman Greenhouse, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.0 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- steel,_Fiberglas,_urethane,_LED_lighting
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grumman Greenhouse: 0.0 mi
- Mary Dyer Statue: 0.1 mi
- Your Move: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman: 0.1 mi
- Government of the People: 0.1 mi
- Love Park: 0.2 mi
- Cret Park: 0.2 mi
- Dilworth Park: 0.2 mi
- Levy Park: 0.2 mi
- Three Logan Square Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Alexander Milne Calder: 0.2 mi
- In Commemoration: 0.2 mi
- Philadelfia city hall gates: 0.2 mi
- Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs: 0.2 mi
- A Quest for Parity: The Octavius V. Catto Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Reading Terminal: 0.3 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.3 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.4 mi
- Chinatown Friendship Gate: 0.4 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 0.7 mi
- Sartain St Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lemon Ridge Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Waverlry Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Spring Garden Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rodman Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.1 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 8.1 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 8.5 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.4 mi
- Fairmount: 1.2 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 9.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.9 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.1 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.7 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 14.2 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.0 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 15.3 mi
- Darling: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paint Torch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 188 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 247° | 137 m | 20.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 345° | 136 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 271° | 125 m | 15.2 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 265° | 113 m | 23.6 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 342° | 104 m | 12.0 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 351° | 104 m | 12.1 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 | 20:33 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8754489762
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 0 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 0 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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