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Superman: Ultimate Flight

Superman: Ultimate Flight from directly overhead

Superman: Ultimate Flight is an attraction in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Island, a attraction 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

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Superman: Ultimate Flight is the name of three flying roller coasters currently operating at three Six Flags amusement parks in the United States, those being Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America. Each of these steel coasters were designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in 2002 and 2003. Themed to the popular comic book character, Superman: Ultimate Flight simulates flying by positioning its passengers parallel to the track, supported by harnesses and facing the ground through most of the ride. In the station, riders board the train sitting down. After the train is locked and checked, the trains are raised into the flying position. After the ride, the seats are lowered back into the sitting position.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2002.

Wikidata Q916932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates33.76573, -84.55300
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Utoy Boulder Park: 1.7 mi
  • Trammel Crow Park: 2.4 mi
  • Wilson Mill Park: 2.5 mi
  • Discovery Park at the River Line: 2.6 mi
  • Collier Drive Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Ferguson's Mill Ruins: 4.1 mi
  • New Manchester Manufacturing Company Ruins: 4.2 mi
  • Alexander's Grist Mill Ruins: 4.9 mi
  • Memorial to the Battle of Ezra Church: 5.9 mi
  • Battle of Ezra Church: 6.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Serpentine Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Smyrna Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Historic Westside Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Westminster Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 37
Peaks: 19
Nature reserves: 14
  • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Lullwater Conservation Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 13.9 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Superman: Ultimate Flight. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainN 354°543 m14.6 mi
Stone MountainE 83°514 m23.6 mi
Sweat MountainNNE 15°500 m21.6 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainN 352°488 m14.3 mi
Lost MountainNNW 327°462 m15.1 mi
Blackjack MountainNNE 13°418 m15.4 mi
William MountainWSW 259°418 m22.9 mi
Andy MountainW 262°405 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2920:1620:53
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4016:5617:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627077807974635246
Precip in4.34.34.53.63.63.85.04.03.43.63.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Fulton CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/929404855

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