The annual ceremony site where Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction is Gobbler's Knob.
Gobbler's Knob is a rural location roughly two miles southeast of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Before dawn on February 2, Phil is brought out by handlers and placed atop a ceremonial stump, where the Inner Circle announces whether he has seen his shadow.
According to the tradition, seeing a shadow means six more weeks of winter-like weather; no shadow supposedly signals an early spring. The ceremony formally dates to 1887, although similar weather folklore is older and is connected to Candlemas traditions brought to Pennsylvania by German immigrants.
A common mix-up is confusing the ceremony's location with Punxsutawney itself. Punxsutawney is the town hosting the celebration, while Gobbler's Knob is the specific site associated with Phil's prediction. The name can also refer to unrelated geographic features, including places in Washington, Utah, and California.