Why visit Ruby
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Halihan Hill, Benjamin Ten Broeck House and Opus 40.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F; January lows average 12°F, and about 86 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Ruby
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Ruby
Ruby is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Kingston in the town of Ulster. Ruby has a post office with ZIP code 12475, which opened on June 2, 1896. The population was 918 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Ruby, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks3
Benjamin Ten Broeck House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.1 mi
Historic house in Ulster, New York, United States
Opus 40
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.0 mi
Sculpture in Saugerties, New York, United States
Osterhoudt Stone House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.7 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Map of Ruby
20 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 12°F | 4.9 in | 19.9 in |
| Feb | 35°F | 13°F | 4.0 in | 20.7 in |
| Mar | 42°F | 20°F | 5.7 in | 14.5 in |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 5.2 in | 3.1 in |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 4.8 in | 0.3 in |
| Jun | 75°F | 51°F | 6.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 80°F | 55°F | 5.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 79°F | 54°F | 6.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 72°F | 48°F | 6.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 7.0 in | 1.8 in |
| Nov | 47°F | 28°F | 4.9 in | 4.9 in |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 7.2 in | 20.5 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Platte Clove (10 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Ulster County has had 27 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-07-12: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 miles away.
- Bard College 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Kingston 6 mi south, about 9 min by car
- Germantown 11 mi northeast, about 17 min by car
- Hyde Park 16 mi south, about 26 min by car
- Jefferson Heights 17 mi northeast, about 27 min by car
- Pine Plains 18 mi east, about 29 min by car
- Cairo 20 mi north, about 33 min by car
- Pleasant Valley 21 mi southeast, about 33 min by car
- Athens 21 mi northeast, about 33 min by car
- Poughkeepsie 22 mi south, about 36 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Opus-40, Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Benjamin Ten Broeck House, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
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