Giant Wheel
Giant Wheel is a Ferris wheel in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Giant Wheel is situated nearby to the tourism office Guest Services, as well as near the amusement ride Downdraft.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Impulse and Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Impulse
Roller coaster
Photo: Z. Patterson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Impulse is a steel roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It was manufactured by Zierer and was the first major steel coaster to open at Knoebels since Whirlwind closed in 2004.
Knoebels Amusement Resort
Theme park
Knoebels Amusement Resort is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is the United States's largest free-admission park. Knoebels Amusement Resort is situated 760 feet east of Giant Wheel.
Twister
Roller coaster
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Twister is a wooden roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a custom wooden coaster designed by John Fetterman, with heavy inspiration taken from Mister Twister at Elitch Gardens. Twister is situated 900 feet southwest of Giant Wheel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elysburg and Paxinos.
Elysburg
Village
Elysburg is a census-designated place in Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is forty-two miles north-northeast of Harrisburg. The population was 2,194 at the 2010 census. Elysburg is situated 3 miles west of Giant Wheel.
Paxinos
Hamlet
Paxinos is a census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a post office with the zip code 17860. In 2010, the population was 2,467 residents. Paxinos is situated 4½ miles southwest of Giant Wheel.
Natalie
Hamlet
Natalie is a town in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is classified as a "community designated place" meaning it is neither a census-designated place nor a place having a federally recognized name. Natalie is situated 4½ miles southeast of Giant Wheel.
Giant Wheel
- Type: Ferris wheel
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.87919° or 40° 52′ 45″ northLongitude
-76.50192° or 76° 30′ 7″ westOpen location code
87G5VFHX+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 3009248675OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=big_wheelOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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