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Rip Rap Road Park

Rip Rap Road Park from directly overhead

Rip Rap Road Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 232 m. Heck Hill stands 365 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Scene 75 Entertainment Center, a attraction 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 1.6 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
232 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.85182, -84.17190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John H. Morrison Park: 1.7 mi
  • Taylorsville South Park: 1.7 mi
  • Brown School Road Park: 1.7 mi
  • Taylorsville North Park: 1.7 mi
  • Art Van Atta Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Northridge Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Tony Stein Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • "The Mighty Eighth": 5.9 mi
  • China-Burma-India Hump Pilots: 5.9 mi
  • 5th Air Force: 5.9 mi
Museums: 58
Nature reserves: 26
  • Charleston Falls Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 6.9 mi
  • Honey Creek Reserve: 7.8 mi
  • Overlook Reserve: 8.1 mi
  • Hebble Creek Preserve: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 24
Gardens: 23
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ludlow Falls: 13.4 mi
  • The Grotto: 15.6 mi
  • The Cascades: 15.9 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 20.5 mi
Peaks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Equestrian Day Use: 9.4 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 9.4 mi
  • Oak Camp: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 15.6 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Miami Interstate 75 NB: 19.2 mi
  • Miami Interstate 75 SB: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heck HillNNE 33°365 m24.2 mi
Reeds HillESE 107°296 m10.1 mi
Little MountSSW 196°286 m20.0 mi
Cedar MoundSW 228°257 m20.1 mi
Stoddard HillSSW 195°241 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0920:2921:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5516:3317:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342546473767568564434
Precip in3.12.43.54.54.54.13.93.03.32.93.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Rubyspot77 obs
  • Midland Clubtail74 obs
  • Cobra Clubtail51 obs
  • Rapids Clubtail44 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk34 obs
  • Widow Skimmer33 obs
  • Common Whitetail32 obs
  • Eastern Red Damsel29 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/89382747

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