Alpengeist
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Alpengeist is an attraction in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Church Hill stands 30 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Le Scoot, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Colonial Parkway passes 2.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Alpengeist is an inverted roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Alpengeist has an Alpine mountain region theme and opened in 1997 as the tallest inverted coaster in the world. The name "Alpengeist" is German for "Alpine Ghost" and the ride is themed to a runaway ski lift. It holds the records for the tallest complete-circuit inverted coaster in the world, tallest inverted roller coaster in the United States, and the longest inverted-complete-circuit coaster drop in the world.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1453566, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Colonial Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Le Scoot: 0.0 mi
- DarKoaster: 0.0 mi
- Oktoberfest Games: 0.1 mi
- Invadr: 0.1 mi
- Germany Skyride: 0.1 mi
- Kingsmill Park: 1.1 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Park: 1.2 mi
- Bluffs Circle Community Park: 1.3 mi
- Mounts Bay Recreational Park: 1.5 mi
- Kingsmill Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Whitaker's House: 1.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 4.0 mi
- Documents of Freedom: 4.0 mi
- Galt: 4.0 mi
- Girl with Butterfly: 3.9 mi
- Fraga Magna Rotabila: 4.0 mi
- Slice in Time: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Waxwing: 4.0 mi
- James Blair: 4.4 mi
- Bassett Hall Garden: 3.5 mi
- David Morton House Garden: 3.6 mi
- Christiana Campbell’s Tavern Garden: 3.6 mi
- Elizabeth Carlos House Garden: 3.6 mi
- Benjamin Powell House Garden: 3.6 mi
- Tinsmith Museum of America: 3.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historic District: 3.9 mi
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: 4.0 mi
- Muscarelle Museum of Art: 4.5 mi
- Lee Hall Mansion: 4.6 mi
- Kingsmill Resort Audubon Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Pipsico Reservation: 12.9 mi
- Mathews County Land Conservancy: 21.4 mi
- Wahrani Nature Trail: 21.9 mi
- Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Kingsmill Beach: 1.1 mi
- Yorktown Beach: 7.8 mi
- Fossil Beach: 12.7 mi
- Seining Beach: 13.0 mi
- Huntington Beach: 18.4 mi
- York River Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Chestnut Bluffs: 7.9 mi
- Holly Point: 18.1 mi
- Mount Folly: 14.8 mi
- Pig Hill: 15.7 mi
- Church Hill: 16.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 24.6 mi
- Old Point Comfort Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alpengeist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | N 9° | 30 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pig Hill | NNE 33° | 21 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Folly | NNW 341° | 6 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williamsburg 2 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/86431168
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