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Pretzel Park

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Pretzel Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pretzel, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 6.0 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02547, -75.22089

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Venice Island: 0.2 mi
  • Edling Park: 0.3 mi
  • Fairview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space: 0.5 mi
  • Neighbors Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 0.3 mi
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 0.6 mi
  • 21st Ward War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Germany Hill War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Wissahickon War Memorial: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Area #3: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #5: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #6: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Georges Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Fairmount: 4.6 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 284°188 m15.7 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 288°176 m14.1 mi
Plumstead HillNNE 15°174 m24.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 25°158 m22.2 mi
Spring MountainNW 324°151 m20.8 mi
Harmony HillW 263°146 m24.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthSW 230°137 m20.5 mi
Chestnut HillN 11°136 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 5 mi away.

  • umbrella magnolia273 obs
  • Japanese angelica tree258 obs
  • mayapple256 obs
  • lesser celandine255 obs
  • American Robin244 obs
  • garlic mustard216 obs
  • wineberry213 obs
  • Green Frog211 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/197528040

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