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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 Ripley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ripley and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 42.266883, -79.710473
- 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.
- Open 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
- Since Ripley is near Erie County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Ripley
Communities Also Named Ripley ...
We found 21 communities that are also named Ripley.
Within New York, the name Ripley is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Ripley is located in Limestone County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Ripley.
- Arkansas
- Cleveland County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ripley [Cleveland County].
- California
- Riverside County
- This Ripley is located in Riverside County and lies 1,981 miles [3,188.1 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Ripley.
- Georgia
- Twiggs County
- This Ripley is located in Twiggs County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Ripley.
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Ripley is located in Brown County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Ripley.
- 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 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Ripley.
- Maine
- Somerset County
- This Ripley is located in Somerset County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Ripley.
- Washington County
- This Ripley is located in Washington County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ripley.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Ripley is located in Charles County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Ripley.
- Michigan
- Houghton County
- This Ripley is located in Houghton County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of Ripley.
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- This Ripley is located in Tippah County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Ripley.
- Missouri
- Jackson County
- This Ripley is located in Jackson County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ripley.
- Montana
- Lincoln County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Ripley [Lincoln County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Ripley is located in Clark County and lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the west of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Ripley.
- Ohio
- Brown County
- This Ripley is located in Brown County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Ripley.
- Oklahoma
- Payne County
- This Ripley is located in Payne County and lies 1,014 miles [1,631.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Payne County community of Ripley.
- Ontario
- This Ripley lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- Tennessee
- Lauderdale County
- This Ripley is located in Lauderdale County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Ripley.
- Texas
- Titus 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 Texas community of Ripley [Titus County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Ripley is located in Jackson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Ripley that is located in Chautauqua County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Ripley.
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.
- Cottage Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hope is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Moorheadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorheadville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorheadville
- Orchard Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orchard Beach is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Slab City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Summerdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
How Far From Ripley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ripley to Mayville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,586 miles [10,599.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,462 miles [7,180.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ripley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ripley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2669, Longitude: -79.7105 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.299 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.558 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.603 degrees. |
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