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Raptor, a attraction in Ohio
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Raptor, a attraction in Ohio
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Raptor is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Streak, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Raptor is an inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The coaster, which broke many records upon its opening in 1994, differs from previous inverted coasters. Instead of having a short layout designed to fit into a compact area like Batman: The Ride, Raptor was designed with a larger, 3,790-foot (1,160 m) layout, making it the tallest, fastest and longest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened. It features six inversions, including a cobra roll, a first for inverted roller coasters. The ride is themed as a bird of prey.

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Wikidata Q683300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.47912, -82.68177

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Blue Streak: 0.1 mi
  • Sky Ride: 0.1 mi
  • Mustangs: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Downs Racing Derby: 0.1 mi
  • Motorcycles: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Battery Park: 1.7 mi
  • Shoreline Park: 1.8 mi
  • Facer Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sandusky Kiwanis Park: 2.0 mi
  • Huron Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Museums: 22
Historic sites: 22
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 8
  • Inscription Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
  • Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 9.5 mi
  • Atlas: 13.2 mi
  • Put-in-Bay Sign: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 5.6 mi
  • George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
  • School Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Memorial Bricks: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Sugar Rock: 10.7 mi
  • North Milan Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Taft Hill: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • westbound rest area: 17.7 mi
  • Lorain Rest Area: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raptor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Milan HillSSE 160°201 m12.1 mi
Sugar RockNW 304°174 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0619:43
June solstice05:5820:2721:09
September equinox07:1918:5319:30
December solstice07:5516:2017:05

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496171757367554434
Precip in1.91.82.63.83.23.73.63.03.12.72.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/841971409

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