Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Mount le Conte - High Top stands 2,010 m to the southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ripley's Haunted Adventure, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Newfound Gap Road Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ripley's
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 4 mi
- Ben Morton Overlook · 8 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ripley's Haunted Adventure: 0.1 mi
- Amazing Mirror Maze: 0.1 mi
- Fort Fun Family Entertainment Center: 0.1 mi
- Ghostly Adventure Motion Theater: 0.1 mi
- Old Gatlinburg Golf & Game: 0.1 mi
- Briar Knob: 0.8 mi
- Piney Butt: 1.2 mi
- Holy Butt: 2.1 mi
- Caney High Top: 2.9 mi
- Mount Harrison: 3.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 1.9 mi
- Thousand Drips: 2.0 mi
- Baskins Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.6 mi
- Mynatt Park: 0.7 mi
- Mills Park: 4.3 mi
- Patriot Park: 5.6 mi
- Wear Farm City Park: 7.0 mi
- Sevierville City Park: 10.4 mi
- Hollywood Star Cars Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum;The Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum: 1.0 mi
- Chasing Rainbows Museum: 5.9 mi
- Alcatraz East Crime Museum: 6.9 mi
- Cooter's Place: 7.4 mi
- Alum Cave: 6.4 mi
- The Shinbone: 8.6 mi
- Cat Stairs: 9.0 mi
- The Jumpoff: 9.0 mi
- East End: 10.4 mi
- Chimneys Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Pavilion: 7.4 mi
- Greenbrier Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 3.7 mi
- Fort Harry: 5.6 mi
- Patriot Park Liberty Bell: 5.6 mi
- Patriot Park Patriot Missile: 5.6 mi
- Bear: 0.9 mi
- Fish: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 11.1 mi
- Dolly Parton: 11.1 mi
- Selu Statue: 20.6 mi
- Brakeshoe Spring: 21.0 mi
- Mouse Creek Spring: 22.2 mi
- Strong rock spring: 23.8 mi
- Burnett Spring: 24.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 19.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 5.4 mi
- Greenbrier: 7.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount le Conte - High Top | SE 131° | 2,009.55 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Le Conte | SE 131° | 2,004 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cliff Top | SE 133° | 1,996.55 m | 5.7 mi |
| Myrtle Point | SE 129° | 1,991.56 m | 6.3 mi |
| West Point | SE 137° | 1,937.31 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Collins | SSE 163° | 1,888.71 m | 9.0 mi |
| Anakeesta Knob | SE 132° | 1,826.86 m | 7.9 mi |
| Balsam Point | SSE 147° | 1,773.94 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatlinburg 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/263705712
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