The Wilson Bulldog
The Wilson Bulldog is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Pulpit Rock stands 467 m to the north-northeast, 19 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
- 10.5 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Slate Hill Open Space: 2.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 4.6 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Buxton Conservancy: 6.3 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Clymer Bench: 1.8 mi
- Sherk Bench: 1.8 mi
- Edelman Bench: 2.0 mi
- Fraternal Order of Police Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Ruined Foundation: 2.9 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 2.6 mi
- Reeser House Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Berks County Military History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Berks History Center: 3.8 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 3.9 mi
- Lion Shrine: 2.3 mi
- Hayden: 2.4 mi
- Phoenix: 2.4 mi
- Sun Catcher: 2.4 mi
- Pelicans: 2.4 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 2.4 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 2.6 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 2.6 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 2.8 mi
- 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 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
- Old Quarry Pit: 14.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 15.1 mi
- Millers Point: 15.2 mi
- Peace Rock: 16.8 mi
- Round Head: 20.3 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 23.4 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of The Wilson Bulldog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulpit Rock | NNE 11° | 467 m | 18.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | W 273° | 396 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Penn | E 79° | 342 m | 5.3 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 73° | 332 m | 8.9 mi |
| Long Hill | E 86° | 332 m | 15.9 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 92° | 331 m | 15.7 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | ENE 61° | 326 m | 7.0 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NE 42° | 323 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Marsh Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9509590969
Day trips start here
- Reading · 4 mi
- Honey Brook · 17 mi
- Pottstown · 20 mi
- Intercourse · 22 mi
- Lancaster County · 24 mi
- Lancaster · 26 mi
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