Trailblazer
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Trailblazer is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Haunted Coal Mine, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Trailblazer is a family roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Pioneer Frontier section of Hersheypark, just below Storm Runner. The ride is notable for being the second-oldest operating coaster in the park, after the Comet.
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Wikidata Q7832773, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Haunted Coal Mine: 0.0 mi
- Storm Runner: 0.1 mi
- Hershey Triple Towers: 0.1 mi
- Jolly Rancher Remix: 0.1 mi
- Mix'd: 0.1 mi
- Chocolate Town Square: 0.3 mi
- Hershey Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Founder's Park: 1.1 mi
- Swatara Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Palmdale Park: 1.5 mi
- Michael Horrocks 9/11 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 8.5 mi
- Highspire War Memorial: 9.0 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 9.6 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 9.7 mi
- The Hershey Story: 0.3 mi
- Education Center: 0.6 mi
- Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 1.2 mi
- Kinderhaus: 1.7 mi
- AACA Museum: 2.1 mi
- Round Top: 5.2 mi
- Conewago Hill: 9.5 mi
- Mount Ararat: 10.7 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 10.8 mi
- Hulls Hill: 11.7 mi
- Milton S. Hershey: 0.2 mi
- The Boy with the Leaking Boot: 0.6 mi
- Winter: 0.6 mi
- Fall: 0.6 mi
- Spring: 0.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 246: 5.2 mi
- Bellaire Woods: 8.3 mi
- Shaw Family Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 145: 8.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 9.2 mi
- Historic Hershey Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bill Bowman Garden: 0.6 mi
- Northside Garden: 3.5 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 4.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.3 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 0.2 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 8.2 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 9.5 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 13.8 mi
- Swing Circle: 13.9 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 1.2 mi
- Penryth Spring: 8.8 mi
- Donegal Spring: 13.8 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 14.6 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 14.7 mi
- Chickies Rock: 17.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.8 mi
- Round Head: 23.5 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 9.7 mi
- Concrete Beach: 12.8 mi
- Rausch Gap: 14.8 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trailblazer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | N 10° | 545 m | 21.8 mi |
| Short Mountain | N 349° | 500 m | 20.6 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NNE 18° | 500 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 5° | 496 m | 22.5 mi |
| Stony Mountain | N 352° | 491 m | 12.6 mi |
| Third Mountain | NW 318° | 488 m | 12.3 mi |
| Panther Head | NNE 28° | 473 m | 23.0 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 332° | 435 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12994796990
Day trips start here
- Wrightsville · 19 mi
- York · 23 mi
- Lancaster · 25 mi
- Lancaster County · 27 mi
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