Flying Turns
Flying Turns is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flyer, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s. The ride concept is similar to a modern steel bobsled roller coaster; however Flying Turns is made of wood, like the original rides. The layout of the ride is most similar to the original located at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois.
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Wikidata Q1434625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cara Park: 5.4 mi
- Marion Heights Park: 5.4 mi
- Ralph Wolfgang Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Numedia Park: 5.7 mi
- Terry / Miriello Stadium: 5.9 mi
- Shamokin Hill: 3.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Blue Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mahanoy Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Bald Top: 9.9 mi
- Flyer: 0.0 mi
- StratosFear: 0.0 mi
- Cosmotron: 0.0 mi
- Paratrooper: 0.0 mi
- Tea Cups: 0.1 mi
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic School: 5.5 mi
- Silkmill Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Silkmill bell: 6.7 mi
- The Price of War: 6.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Husky: 9.2 mi
- Two Elongated Forms: 9.3 mi
- The Snake: 9.3 mi
- The Grin: 9.3 mi
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 0.1 mi
- Knoebels History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Mining Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rescue Fire Musuem: 6.5 mi
- Boyd House Museum: 8.3 mi
- Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest: 5.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 165: 8.7 mi
- Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract: 10.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 115: 11.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 11.6 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 17.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 20.1 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 20.7 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 13.9 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.5 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 16.2 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 9.3 mi
- Un-named Falls: 16.2 mi
- Swatara Falls: 16.3 mi
- Centralia: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 20.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Flying Turns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | E 95° | 634 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ENE 72° | 592 m | 16.3 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | ENE 75° | 571 m | 10.2 mi |
| Blue Head | E 90° | 557 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Head | E 88° | 556 m | 22.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 123° | 552 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | SSW 192° | 545 m | 19.7 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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