Phoenix
Phoenix is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gasoline Alley Antique Cars, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Phoenix is a wooden roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It was moved to its current location in central Pennsylvania in 1985. Prior to its purchase and relocation to Knoebels, it operated under the name The Rocket at Playland Park in San Antonio, Texas.
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Wikidata Q2088479, 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: 5.8 mi
- Terry / Miriello Stadium: 5.9 mi
- Shamokin Hill: 3.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Blue Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mahanoy Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Red Point Hill: 9.8 mi
- Gasoline Alley Antique Cars: 0.0 mi
- Tumbling Timbers: 0.0 mi
- Giant Flume: 0.0 mi
- Fandango: 0.1 mi
- Flying Turns: 0.1 mi
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic School: 5.5 mi
- Silkmill Memorial: 6.6 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
- Pennsylvania Mining Museum: 0.1 mi
- Knoebels History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 0.1 mi
- Rescue Fire Musuem: 6.5 mi
- Boyd House Museum: 8.2 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: 11.1 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: 20.6 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: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 9.4 mi
- Un-named Falls: 16.3 mi
- Swatara Falls: 16.3 mi
- Centralia: 10.1 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 20.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phoenix. 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 | 10.3 mi |
| Blue Head | E 90° | 557 m | 22.3 mi |
| Round Head | E 88° | 556 m | 22.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 122° | 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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