Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania's prognosticating rodent
Punxsutawney is a small town in western Pennsylvania, famous for Groundhog Day celebrations on February 2nd.
According to tradition, if the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil emerges and sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter follow; no shadow means an early spring.
The name comes from a Lenape word meaning "town of the sandflies."
Masculine name, shortened form
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
- shadowLight blocked by object
- predictionForecast of coming events
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
forecast · prognostication · woodchuck · hibernate · emergence · February 2nd · handler · winter
Northeastern founding colony state
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- Jefferson CountyGovernmental subdivision honoring president
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
- small townModest rural settlement
population · Main Street · downtown · rural · coal mining · community · civic · mayor
- time loopRepeated span of existence
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- repetitionAct of redoing
- February 2ndWoodchuck's weather prediction day
Harold Ramis · weatherman · Pittsburgh · alarm clock · Sonny and Cher · deja vu · self-improvement · 1993
Organized public celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- crowdsAssembled multitudes
merchandise · souvenirs · media · spectacle · annual event · tradition · attraction · cameras
Phil
Masculine name, shortened form
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition
- shadowLight blocked by object
- predictionForecast of coming events
burrow · forecast · prognostication · woodchuck · hibernate · emergence · February 2nd · handler · winter · spring
Pennsylvania
Northeastern founding colony state
- boroughAdministrative town or district
- Jefferson CountyGovernmental subdivision honoring president
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
small town · population · Main Street · downtown · rural · coal mining · community · civic · mayor · township
Bill Murray
- time loopRepeated span of existence
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- repetitionAct of redoing
Harold Ramis · February 2nd · weatherman · Pittsburgh · alarm clock · Sonny and Cher · deja vu · self-improvement · 1993 · romantic comedy
festival
Organized public celebration
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
crowds · merchandise · souvenirs · media · spectacle · annual event · tradition · attraction · cameras · reporters
- PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Erie, Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania PlacesDoylestown, Milford, Jim Thorpe, Titusville, Bristol
- Pennsylvania TownsPittsburgh, Lancaster, Bethlehem, York, Altoona
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Jefferson CountyJefferson County, Jefferson, Birmingham, Hoover, Fairfield
PunxsutawneyPhiladelphia
Pennsylvania's largest metropolis
Pittsburgh · New York City · Los Angeles · Chicago · Manhattan
PunxsutawneyKey West
Florida Keys terminus
Miami Beach · summer solstice · midsummer · Phoenix · Death Valley
- Punxsutawney PhilCelebrated marmot meteorologist