Shock Wave
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Shock Wave is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Six Flags Speedway Go Karts, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Shock Wave is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in Arlington, Texas, United States. Built by Anton Schwarzkopf and designed by Werner Stengel, the roller coaster opened to the public on April 22, 1978. It was briefly the tallest roller coaster in the world, surpassed later that year by Loch Ness Monster. The coaster experiences upwards of 5.5 G's during its double loops, which is currently the record highest amount of g-force offered by an operating rollercoaster.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q952700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Six Flags Speedway Go Karts: 0.0 mi
- Texas Arena: 0.0 mi
- Oil Derrick: 0.1 mi
- Superman: Tower of Power: 0.1 mi
- Caddo Lake Barge: 0.1 mi
- P.A. Watson Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Site of Arlington Downs Racetrack: 0.7 mi
- West Fork United Presbyterian Church: 1.5 mi
- Ford Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Amber Hagerman Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 0.8 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 0.9 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 2.7 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 3.8 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 5.1 mi
- Richard Greene Linear Park: 1.0 mi
- Richard Greene Linear Park: 1.2 mi
- Dr. Robert Cluck Linear Park: 1.2 mi
- Clarence Thompson Park: 1.3 mi
- Dixon W. Holman Park: 1.5 mi
- Dream: 2.5 mi
- Boundless: 2.6 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 3.5 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 5.7 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 5.7 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.3 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 7.4 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 11.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 10.5 mi
- Murray Hill: 11.0 mi
- Mount Donwell: 12.6 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 16.2 mi
- Flower Mound: 17.7 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 20.1 mi
- Lone Point: 23.8 mi
- Sowers: 6.7 mi
- La Reunion: 12.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 21.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 14.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 19.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 23.2 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 9.2 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shock Wave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SW 229° | 275 m | 21.6 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 227° | 266 m | 22.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 308° | 264 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 331° | 218 m | 12.6 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 333° | 216.71 m | 17.8 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 204° | 216 m | 19.2 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 225° | 209 m | 11.0 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 95° | 202 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1207178466
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