Ripley Beach
Ripley Beach is a beach in New York, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Luce Hill stands 605 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripley Community Park, a park 3.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Wikidata Q34711230, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ripley Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Northlake Recreation Center: 4.8 mi
- Grace Bedell and Abraham Lincoln Statue Park: 4.9 mi
- Moore Park: 4.9 mi
- Welch Field Park: 5.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Colt's Station: 15.0 mi
- Minturn Cottage Foundation: 15.8 mi
- Bainbridge Colby Monument: 17.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Chautauqua Gorge State Forest: 6.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant State Forest: 9.9 mi
- College Lodge Forest: 12.7 mi
- Chautauqua Fish Hatchery: 14.1 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Fish And Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Grape Discovery Center: 3.7 mi
- Barcelona Harbor museum: 4.6 mi
- McClurg Museum: 4.9 mi
- McClurg Museum: 4.9 mi
- Mayville Station: 9.8 mi
- Barcelona Beach and Dan Reed Pier: 4.4 mi
- Barcelona Harbor beach: 4.7 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 6.5 mi
- Freeport Beach: 9.4 mi
- Shorewood Beach: 14.1 mi
- Mount Baldy: 5.6 mi
- Sweet Hill: 18.1 mi
- Luce Hill: 22.3 mi
- Humphrey Hill: 23.7 mi
- Ingersol Hill: 23.9 mi
- Discovery Garden: 12.2 mi
- Palestine Park: 12.4 mi
- Wesleyville Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Crenshaw Community Garden: 22.0 mi
- 22nd & Parade Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Panama Rocks: 18.5 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 19.9 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 21.3 mi
- USS Niagara: 24.3 mi
- Victorian Princess: 24.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 20.3 mi
- Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh: 20.9 mi
- Jon's Fish Statue: 22.1 mi
- Lucille Ball: 24.0 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 24.2 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 20.8 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 20.8 mi
- Oil House: 20.8 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 20.8 mi
- Dunkirk Light: 20.8 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ripley Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luce Hill | E 84° | 605 m | 22.3 mi |
| Dibble Hill | E 79° | 579 m | 24.1 mi |
| Sweet Hill | SSE 154° | 569 m | 18.1 mi |
| Humphrey Hill | SSE 161° | 534 m | 23.7 mi |
| Ingersol Hill | SSE 167° | 533 m | 23.9 mi |
| Dowd Hill | S 173° | 528 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ESE 105° | 413 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:17 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:04 | 16:50 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 2 SSE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357582172
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- Jamestown · 26 mi
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