Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ripley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ripley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ripley
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Ripley:
- 44.521467, -67.796943
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Ripley
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Ripley is near Hancock County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ripley ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Ripley.
There is one other community in Maine which is also named Ripley.
Beyond Maine, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Maine ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Noble County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Ripley [Noble County].
- Pulaski County
- This Ripley is located in Pulaski County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ripley.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Ripley lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Washington County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ripley ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Birch Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Harbor
- Birch Harbor is located in Hancock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Harbor <4>
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Cherryfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
- Cherryfield is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <4>
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Washington County
- Indian River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Indian River is located in Washington County
- Little River Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Corner
- Little River Corner is located in Washington County
- Marshville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Marshville is located in Washington County
- Pigeon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
- Pigeon Hill is located in Washington County
- Unionville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Washington County
How Far From Ripley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Ripley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ripley and extending to:
- Machias, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ripley to Machias, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 613 miles [986.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,285 miles [8,505.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,996 miles [9,649.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,871 miles [6,229.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ripley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ripley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ripley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5215, Longitude: -67.7969 In this case, the coordinates for Ripley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ripley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ripley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Ripley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 301.619 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 297.305 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 297.864 degrees. |