Hydra: The Revenge
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Hydra: The Revenge is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Creek Mountain, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Hydra the Revenge, or simply Hydra, is a steel Floorless Coaster at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the coaster opened to the public on May 7, 2005. Hydra was built on the site of the former wooden coaster Hercules, which was closed and demolished at the end of the park's 2003 season. The ride's name comes from the mythological Greek story where Hercules battled the Lernaean Hydra.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q1545220, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 24.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Thunder Creek Mountain: 0.0 mi
- Meteor: 0.0 mi
- Flying Ace Ballon Race: 0.0 mi
- Snoopy's Junction: 0.1 mi
- Bungalow Park: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.5 mi
- South Whitehall Chase Park: 0.6 mi
- Wedgewood Open Space: 0.8 mi
- General Harry C. Trexler: 0.8 mi
- General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds": 1.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.5 mi
- Lehigh County: 3.7 mi
- Allentown: 3.8 mi
- Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 5.0 mi
- B. Leeroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Jasper Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Bauer Rock: 5.1 mi
- Dutch Hill: 5.3 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Indian Culture: 1.7 mi
- Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center: 3.4 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Allentown Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 0.6 mi
- Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 3.4 mi
- Victor's Lament: 1.6 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.6 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 3.6 mi
- Emma: 3.8 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 7.5 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 0.1 mi
- Carousel Grove: 0.2 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 0.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 9.0 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 9.0 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 0.6 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 2.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 2.8 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 3.9 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 15.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 17.6 mi
- Mount Washington: 18.5 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 20.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 21.9 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 19.6 mi
- High Falls: 21.4 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 24.3 mi
- Onoko Falls: 24.4 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.2 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.2 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 19.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 22.3 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.0 mi
- Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 10.0 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Hydra: The Revenge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bake Oven Knob | NW 318° | 483 m | 15.7 mi |
| Topton Mountain | SW 228° | 378 m | 10.6 mi |
| Gap Hill | SW 214° | 349 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bauer Rock | ESE 102° | 317 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | NNW 340° | 311 m | 10.2 mi |
| Flint Hill | ESE 110° | 308 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 78° | 308 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kirchberg | E 87° | 305 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/232828917
Day trips start here
- Allentown · 3 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 3 mi
- Emmaus · 4 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Bethlehem · 9 mi
- Hellertown · 10 mi
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