Thunder Hawk
Thunder Hawk is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Scrambler, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The story
Thunderhawk is a wooden roller coaster with an out-and-back layout located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Originally opening as The Coaster in 1924, Thunderhawk was the oldest operating roller coaster in the former Cedar Fair chain, and is one of the oldest in the world still in operation. It was manufactured by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) and designed by Herbert Paul Schmeck.
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Wikidata Q2429902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 25.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scrambler: 0.0 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 0.0 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 0.0 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 0.0 mi
- Road Rally: 0.1 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.4 mi
- Bungalow Park: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.6 mi
- South Whitehall Chase Park: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.6 mi
- General Harry C. Trexler: 0.9 mi
- General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds": 1.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.7 mi
- Lehigh County: 3.9 mi
- Allentown: 3.9 mi
- Dorothy Rider Pool Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- The Hex: 4.9 mi
- B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Jasper Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Bauer Rock: 5.2 mi
- Dutch Hill: 5.5 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 6.1 mi
- Limeport Hill: 6.1 mi
- Museum of Indian Culture: 1.7 mi
- Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 2.2 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center: 3.5 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- Emmaus Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
- Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 3.4 mi
- Victor's Lament: 1.8 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.8 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 3.8 mi
- Emma: 3.9 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 7.6 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 0.4 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.0 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 4.1 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 15.5 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 0.1 mi
- Carousel Grove: 0.2 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 0.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 9.2 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 9.2 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- High Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 24.3 mi
- Onoko Falls: 24.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 17.4 mi
- Mount Washington: 18.7 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 20.7 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 21.9 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.2 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.4 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 19.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 22.3 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.0 mi
- Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 10.1 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Thunder Hawk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bake Oven Knob | NW 318° | 483 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bears Rocks | NW 312° | 475 m | 15.9 mi |
| Topton Mountain | SW 227° | 378 m | 10.5 mi |
| Gap Hill | SW 214° | 349 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bauer Rock | E 101° | 317 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | NNW 341° | 311 m | 10.2 mi |
| Flint Hill | ESE 109° | 308 m | 10.4 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 78° | 308 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 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.
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Day trips start here
- Allentown · 3 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 3 mi
- Emmaus · 4 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Bethlehem · 9 mi
- Hellertown · 10 mi
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