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The Wilson Bulldog

The Wilson Bulldog from directly overhead

The Wilson Bulldog is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Lawn Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
This is the Statue that all of the Wilson Bulldog football players will touch before taking the field.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.33225, -76.00123

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Lawn Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Drexelwood Park: 0.5 mi
  • Red Caboose Park: 0.7 mi
  • Breneman Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fountain Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Slate Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Cushion Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Highs Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Mount Penn: 5.3 mi
  • South Mountain Manor: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves: 56
Attractions: 55
  • Peace Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 9.5 mi
  • Farm Life in Berks County: 9.5 mi
  • Twas the Night Before Christmas: 9.5 mi
  • Santa's Post Office: 9.5 mi
Museums: 49
Artworks: 27
Gardens: 16
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Grove: 11.2 mi
  • White Oak Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 17.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Springs of Punches Run: 4.5 mi
  • Mammoth Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Geiles Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Peters Creek Spring: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of The Wilson Bulldog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakW 273°396 m9.7 mi
Mount PennE 79°342 m5.3 mi
Church HillENE 73°332 m8.9 mi
Long HillE 86°332 m15.9 mi
Fancy HillE 92°331 m15.7 mi
Deer Path HillENE 61°326 m7.0 mi
Irish MountainNE 42°323 m8.4 mi
Cushion PeakWSW 242°320 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3519:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2415:5816:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039506069747365534334
Precip in3.32.63.93.83.84.85.24.65.04.33.23.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Marsh Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9509590969

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