Camp Ripley
Camp Ripley is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio Tobacco Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Village in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States.
Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q2666983, matched on coordinates and name (248 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
172 named places within 25 miles
- Ripley Lions Club Community Park: 0.6 mi
- Rankin House State Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Cummins Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Aberdeen Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Armed Services Memoral Park: 7.3 mi
- Liberty Monument: 0.6 mi
- Aberdeen: 7.2 mi
- Armed Services Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Russell Shaw Memorial Rock: 9.4 mi
- 4-H Centennial Stone: 9.4 mi
- Rankin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 12.2 mi
- Spencer Hill: 14.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 15.0 mi
- Ohio Tobacco Museum: 0.2 mi
- Ripley Museum: 0.9 mi
- Rankin House State Memorial Visitors Center: 0.9 mi
- John P. Parker House: 1.0 mi
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 7.2 mi
- Mail Pouch: 8.6 mi
- Augusta, Kentucky: 9.4 mi
- Eastern Brown High School Farmers Mural: 9.4 mi
- Stand Up For America: 9.4 mi
- Georgetown Via Dolorosa: 9.5 mi
- Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Ohio River Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Grant Lake Wildlife Area: 19.3 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Murphin Point: 23.2 mi
- Tanner Trading Fort: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Ripley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | E 91° | 389 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mist Mountain | E 90° | 388 m | 22.0 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | E 94° | 377 m | 22.3 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | E 91° | 373 m | 22.3 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | ESE 107° | 371 m | 19.2 mi |
| South Cedar Knob | E 95° | 368 m | 22.4 mi |
| Eskalapia Mountain | SE 132° | 365 m | 22.0 mi |
| Peach Orchard Hill | SE 133° | 363 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:36 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley EXP Farm, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5521461523
Day trips start here
- Amelia · 28 mi
Take the scenic way to Camp Ripley.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.