Black Diamond
Black Diamond is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Knoebels History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Black Diamond is a roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. The ride has a steel track on a wooden frame. The roller coaster originally opened in 1960 as Golden Nugget at Hunt's Pier, and it eventually became part of Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey, where it operated until 1999 and stood unused until early 2009. The ride was relocated to Knoebels and reopened on October 8, 2011, as Black Diamond.
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Wikidata Q4920646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cara Park: 5.3 mi
- Marion Heights Park: 5.5 mi
- Ralph Wolfgang Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Numedia Park: 5.8 mi
- Terry / Miriello Stadium: 6.0 mi
- Shamokin Hill: 3.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 6.9 mi
- Mahanoy Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Bald Top: 9.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Habitat: 0.0 mi
- Super Round-Up: 0.0 mi
- Paradrop: 0.0 mi
- Giant Flume: 0.1 mi
- Lazer Command: 0.1 mi
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic School: 5.6 mi
- Silkmill Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Silkmill bell: 6.7 mi
- The Price of War: 6.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Husky: 9.2 mi
- Two Elongated Forms: 9.2 mi
- The Snake: 9.2 mi
- The Grin: 9.2 mi
- Knoebels History Museum: 0.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Mining Museum: 0.0 mi
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rescue Fire Musuem: 6.6 mi
- Boyd House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest: 5.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 165: 8.7 mi
- Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract: 10.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 115: 11.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 11.7 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 17.3 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 20.2 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 20.6 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 13.8 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.4 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 16.2 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 9.3 mi
- Un-named Falls: 16.3 mi
- Swatara Falls: 16.4 mi
- Centralia: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 20.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Diamond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | E 95° | 634 m | 22.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 72° | 592 m | 16.4 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | ENE 75° | 571 m | 10.2 mi |
| Blue Head | E 90° | 557 m | 22.3 mi |
| Round Head | E 88° | 556 m | 22.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 123° | 552 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | SSW 191° | 545 m | 19.8 mi |
| South Buck Mountain | ENE 76° | 539 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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