Viper
Viper is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowdy's Heave-Ho!, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Viper is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien Center, New York. Built by then newly-formed Arrow Huss (later Arrow Dynamics), the ride opened in 1982 as the first roller coaster in the world to feature five inversions, surpassing Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds and the Demon model at Six Flags Great America and California's Great America, all of which featured four. Viper retained the inversion record until Vortex opened at Kings Island in 1987 with six inversions.
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Wikidata Q2527551, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 24 mi
- Pipeline Confluence · 24 mi
- South Viewing Blind · 24 mi
- Top of Mound · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pembroke Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Newstead Veterans Park: 8.1 mi
- Akron Falls Park: 8.1 mi
- Wilder Park: 8.6 mi
- Holland Purchase: 6.3 mi
- Monument: 6.4 mi
- Lancaster NIKE Base: 10.9 mi
- Town of Clarence War Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Clarence Lions: 11.6 mi
- Poland Hill: 8.3 mi
- Orr Hill: 8.9 mi
- Chestnut Knoll: 9.4 mi
- Merchants Hill: 9.5 mi
- East Hill: 10.0 mi
- Rowdy's Heave-Ho!: 0.1 mi
- Moose On The Loose: 0.1 mi
- Grizzly Run: 0.1 mi
- Sleighride: 0.1 mi
- Beaver Brothers' Bay: 0.1 mi
- Dolphin: 10.4 mi
- Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 12.4 mi
- Russell J. Salvatore: 16.0 mi
- Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 16.3 mi
- Statue of Welcoming Jesus: 17.5 mi
- Attica Prison Preservation Foundation & Museum: 7.6 mi
- Knight-Sutton Museum: 8.6 mi
- Holland Land Office Museum: 10.8 mi
- Elma Town Museum: 14.1 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and Museum: 14.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 7.9 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 8.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 8.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 8.3 mi
- old gravel pit: 11.9 mi
- Indian Falls: 6.8 mi
- Upper Akron Falls: 7.9 mi
- Akron Falls: 7.9 mi
- Warsaw Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Glen Falls: 18.5 mi
- Rock garden: 8.0 mi
- Memorial garden: 12.2 mi
- Aurora Community Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Grace Plaza: 21.2 mi
- Grace Plaza: 21.2 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment Unique Area: 8.4 mi
- Tillman Road Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center: 17.4 mi
- Beaver Meadow Audubon Center: 17.5 mi
- Lytle Nature Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Hammock Haven: 17.6 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 21.0 mi
- Pavilion #2: 24.2 mi
- Bedford Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Viper. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SE 135° | 518 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cobble Hill | SSE 156° | 515 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kingsley Knoll | SE 124° | 513 m | 14.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 124° | 511 m | 14.5 mi |
| Colton Hill | ESE 121° | 510 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jenkins Hill | SE 127° | 502 m | 15.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSW 196° | 500 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Hill | ESE 119° | 499 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:13 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:56 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batavia, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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