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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in East Ripley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Ripley and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 East Ripley:
    • 42.283947, -79.672547
    • 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 East Ripley
  • 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 East Ripley ...

We found one communities that share the name East Ripley.

Within New York, the name East Ripley is unique.

Beyond New York, there is another community also named East Ripley in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This East Ripley is located in Brown County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the East Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of East Ripley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near East 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.

  • Cottage Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
    • Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Green Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Chautauqua County
  • Hartfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
  • Mayville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
  • Orchard Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
    • Orchard Beach is located in Erie County (PA)
  • Point Pleasant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
  • Slab City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
  • Summerdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County

How Far From East Ripley to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Ripley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Ripley and extending to:

  • Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from East Ripley to Albany, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 271 miles [436.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Ripley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chautauqua County: www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Ripley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Ripley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2839, Longitude: -79.6725       In this case, the coordinates for East Ripley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 East Ripley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.274 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.532 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.578 degrees.









 

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