The Thinker
The Thinker is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gates of Hell, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.4 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 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
- The Gates of Hell: 0.0 mi
- Maja: 0.1 mi
- Francisco de Miranda: 0.2 mi
- Magic Carpet: 0.2 mi
- Budd BB-1 Pioneer Aircraft: 0.2 mi
- Rodin Museum: 0.0 mi
- Calder Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Barnes Foundation: 0.1 mi
- Franklin Institute: 0.2 mi
- Carpenters Museum: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Frank N. Piasecki (1919-2008): 0.2 mi
- Central Library: 0.2 mi
- Baldwin Locomotive Works: 0.3 mi
- Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park; Winter Street Greenway: 0.2 mi
- Binswanger Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Eakins Oval: 0.3 mi
- Aviator Park: 0.3 mi
- Matthias Baldwin Park: 0.3 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.4 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.5 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.7 mi
- Reading Terminal: 1.0 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 1.1 mi
- Spring Garden Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Corinthian Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 0.7 mi
- Summer-Winter Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.5 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.4 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 7.4 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 7.7 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.0 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.7 mi
- Fairmount: 0.5 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.8 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.1 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.3 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.7 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 14.8 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
- Darling: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Thinker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 188 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 18.2 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 245° | 137 m | 20.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 348° | 136 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 270° | 125 m | 14.6 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 264° | 113 m | 23.1 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 344° | 104 m | 11.4 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 354° | 104 m | 11.6 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3639268707
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
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