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Talon is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodgem, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Talon: The Grip of Fear, or simply Talon, is an inverted roller coaster located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Dorneyville, Pennsylvania. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and designed by Werner Stengel at a cost of $13 million, Talon opened to the public in 2001 and was marketed as the tallest and longest inverted coaster in the Northeastern United States. It stands 135-foot (41 m) tall, reaches a maximum speed of 58 mph (93 km/h), and features four inversions.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2390682, 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
- 24.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dodgem: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Creek Cannonball: 0.1 mi
- Cascade: 0.1 mi
- Antique Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Wildwater Rapids: 0.1 mi
- Bungalow Park: 0.2 mi
- South Whitehall Chase Park: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.6 mi
- Trident Swim and Tennis Club: 0.8 mi
- General Harry C. Trexler: 1.0 mi
- General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds": 1.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.5 mi
- Lehigh County: 3.7 mi
- Allentown: 3.8 mi
- Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 4.8 mi
- B. Leeroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Jasper Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Bauer Rock: 4.9 mi
- Dutch Hill: 5.3 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 5.9 mi
- Limeport Hill: 5.9 mi
- Museum of Indian Culture: 1.5 mi
- Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 1.9 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center: 3.3 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 3.3 mi
- Emmaus Historical Society: 3.6 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: 3.0 mi
- The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 3.2 mi
- Victor's Lament: 1.6 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.5 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 3.6 mi
- Emma: 3.6 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 7.6 mi
- Carousel Grove: 0.2 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 0.2 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 0.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 8.9 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 8.9 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 0.7 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 2.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 2.8 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 4.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 15.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 17.6 mi
- Mount Washington: 18.5 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 20.5 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 22.1 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- High Falls: 21.2 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 24.5 mi
- Onoko Falls: 24.6 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.1 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.4 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 19.8 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 22.5 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.2 mi
- Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 9.8 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Talon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bake Oven Knob | NW 318° | 483 m | 15.9 mi |
| Topton Mountain | SW 229° | 378 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gap Hill | SW 216° | 349 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bauer Rock | E 101° | 317 m | 4.9 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | NNW 340° | 311 m | 10.4 mi |
| Flint Hill | ESE 110° | 308 m | 10.1 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 77° | 308 m | 14.8 mi |
| Kirchberg | E 86° | 305 m | 11.3 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/232726099
Day trips start here
- Allentown · 3 mi
- Emmaus · 3 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 3 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Bethlehem · 9 mi
- Hellertown · 10 mi
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