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The Fisherman

The Fisherman from directly overhead

The Fisherman is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Esplanade, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.96496, -75.18331

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Esplanade: 0.0 mi
  • South Garden, Fairmount Water Works: 0.0 mi
  • Schuylkill River Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eakins Oval: 0.3 mi
  • Bulldog Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Mantua Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Summer-Winter Community Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Alumni Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Fairmount: 0.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Georges Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 8.4 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Fisherman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m18.9 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m17.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 244°137 m19.9 mi
Chestnut HillN 351°136 m7.9 mi
Hunting HillW 269°125 m14.1 mi
Osborne HillW 263°113 m22.6 mi
Militia HillNNW 346°104 m11.0 mi
Camp HillN 356°104 m11.3 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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8069734019

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