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Riparia

Riparia from directly overhead

Riparia is a ghost town in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Beacon Hill stands 571 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Rapids Recreation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. JCT SR 12 VIC DELANEY TO JCT SR 260 passes 4.1 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

human settlement in Washington, United States of America

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Coordinates46.57861, -118.08694
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Texas Rapids Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • North Shore Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
  • Little Goose Landing: 3.9 mi
  • Ayer Boat Basin: 13.5 mi
  • Port of Garfield Public Boat Launch: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Springs: 8
  • Hammer Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Evans Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Goldfish Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Gildersleeve Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Bassett Spring: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 7
  • Magee Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 11.8 mi
  • Dodge Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Monumental Rock: 18.1 mi
  • Black Butte: 19.5 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • #thatnwbus: 16.2 mi
  • Columbia County Fair Grounds: 18.6 mi
  • Waitsburg Fairgrounds: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Wenaha Gallery: 18.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beacon HillNE 38°571 m11.8 mi
Wild Horse HillE 91°565 m21.7 mi
Dodge HillESE 105°548 m13.5 mi
Coyote ButteN 354°521 m20.9 mi
Magee HillNE 54°494 m7.3 mi
Black ButteNNE 21°450 m19.5 mi
Monumental RockW 273°216 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2519:05
June solstice05:0020:0320:50
September equinox06:4018:1218:52
December solstice07:3415:1716:08

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343743495763717162504034
Precip in2.11.72.21.91.81.20.40.50.71.52.42.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 1 WSW, 19 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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