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The Fable of the Peregrine Falcon and the Red-Bellied Turtle

The Fable of the Peregrine Falcon and the Red-Bellied Turtle from directly overhead

The Fable of the Peregrine Falcon and the Red-Bellied Turtle is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Venice Island, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 6.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2024

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02408, -75.22047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
  • Boone Park Pollinator Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Roxborough United Neighbors Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cameo Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Anne Gallagher Garden: 1.5 mi
  • East Falls Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 0.3 mi
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 0.6 mi
  • Wissahickon War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • 21st Ward War Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Germany Hill War Memorial: 0.9 mi
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Area #6: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #5: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #3: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Georges Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Fairmount: 4.5 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fable of the Peregrine Falcon and the Red-Bellied Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 284°188 m15.7 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 288°176 m14.2 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 25°158 m22.3 mi
Spring MountainNW 324°151 m20.9 mi
Harmony HillW 263°146 m24.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthSW 231°137 m20.5 mi
Chestnut HillN 10°136 m3.8 mi
Jericho MountainNE 37°129 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13058489966

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