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Theme Park Entrance

Theme Park Entrance from directly overhead

Theme Park Entrance is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Ritchey Knob stands 874 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tipton Creek Train Station, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.62983, -78.29022
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bellwood Antis Park: 3.1 mi
  • Reservoir Park: 3.9 mi
  • Shea Field: 4.4 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 7.4 mi
  • Hamilton Park: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Pine Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Centre County Highpoint: 7.6 mi
  • Short Mountain: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • Fort Roberdeau: 3.4 mi
  • Turntable Site: 4.6 mi
  • Old In-town Altoona airstrip: 5.1 mi
  • Old Spruce Creek Station: 7.9 mi
  • Etna Furnace: 9.4 mi
Museums: 25
  • Tyrone History Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Tyrone Historical Society: 3.7 mi
  • Tyrone Candy Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 9.8 mi
  • Warriors Mark Historical Society: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Tipton Creek Train Station: 0.2 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 8.7 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 9.0 mi
  • Tank: 12.5 mi
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 9
  • Arch Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Herder Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Double Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Mason Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 4.0 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Tudek Park Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Pine Hill Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 18.8 mi
  • Mechanic's Shanty: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Theme Park Entrance. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ritchey KnobSSW 211°874 m23.1 mi
Cattle KnobSSW 212°865 m25.0 mi
Pine KnobSSW 210°824 m23.7 mi
Lost MountainNW 322°804 m6.6 mi
Centre County HighpointNNW 344°795 m7.6 mi
Loop MountainSSW 194°750 m17.2 mi
Postethwait MountainSSW 214°739 m24.3 mi
Brush MountainS 190°736 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:25
June solstice05:4320:0720:48
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3416:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937495967717063524131
Precip in2.92.73.53.84.44.24.23.94.33.83.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 3 W, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/576519459

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