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Jamestown

RI · 41.5203, -71.3717

Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Paradise Ave and Other Roads and Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) are 3 of 9 signed byways within 30 miles of Jamestown, Rhode Island.

Despite its tiny size - nine miles long and one mile wide - the island is packed with sights to see and things to do. Jamestown’s main commercial area is Narragansett Avenue, where there is an array of restaurants and shops. An attraction in Jamestown is that there are no chain restaurants or stores. There is only one gas station. Jamestown prides itself on its locally owned businesses.
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9 scenic drives near Jamestown

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Jamestown. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Revolutionary Heritage Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 4 mi out

  2. 02

    Paradise Ave and Other Roads

    State scenic byway · 5 mi out

  3. 03

    Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)

    State scenic byway · 8 mi out

  4. 04

    Ministerial Road

    State scenic byway · 10 mi out

  5. 05

    Route 114 and High Street

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  6. 06

    Shannock Road

    State scenic byway · 14 mi out

  7. 07

    Veteran's Memorial Parkway

    State scenic byway · 19 mi out

  8. 08

    State Routes 49 & 14A

    State scenic byway · 24 mi out

  9. 09

    Great and Breakneck Hill Roads

    State scenic byway · 27 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 211 mi

7 h 58 loop · 10 stops · back by 7:58 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Foolish Hill · 15 min
  2. Pierce Hill · 15 min
  3. Pastoral Center · 10 min
  4. Pine Hill · 15 min
  5. Greenway Carousel · 10 min
  6. Commissioners Landing · 30 min
  7. Log Chair · 10 min
  8. Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance · 10 min
  9. Bear Hill · 15 min
  10. Suckatunkanuc Hill · 15 min

Touches Battle Road Scenic Byway, Revolutionary Heritage Byway, Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Jamestown?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Jamestown: 4 h, 85 miles, 6 stops; and 8 h, 211 miles, 10 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Jamestown?

The 8 h loop stops at Foolish Hill, Pierce Hill, Pastoral Center, Pine Hill, Greenway Carousel, Commissioners Landing, Log Chair, Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance, Bear Hill and Suckatunkanuc Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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