Rippey State Access Area
Rippey State Access Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 293 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sportsmens Park, a park 4.6 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 293 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sportsmens Park: 4.6 mi
- Henderson County Park: 8.4 mi
- Bagley park and ball field: 8.6 mi
- City of Coon Rapids park: 8.7 mi
- Perkins Park: 8.9 mi
- Guthrie County Waterfowl Production Area: 7.8 mi
- Lakin Slough State Game Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Seven Hills County Park: 9.2 mi
- Waters Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Fazel Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
- Greene County Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Jefferson Telephone Company Museum: 9.8 mi
- Forest Park Museum: 10.6 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 17.6 mi
- Battin Chapel: 17.6 mi
- Old Bagley School: 8.7 mi
- Municipal Band Shell: 9.2 mi
- Lindsey Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Lincoln Statue: 9.9 mi
- Shawn Muhr Memorial: 20.6 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 18.9 mi
- Entrance Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Guthrie County Freedom Rock: 19.5 mi
- Coon Rapids Sculpture Park: 20.5 mi
- Bluestem: 21.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 22.8 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 22.9 mi
- "Twister Hill": 24.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 21.3 mi
- Brenton Arboretum: 21.7 mi
- Pilot Mound: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rippey State Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NE 37° | 362.7 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:14 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:05 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Perry, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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