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Wakefield

RI · 41.4412, -71.4993

Ministerial Road, Shannock Road and Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) are 3 of 9 signed byways within 30 miles of Wakefield, Rhode Island.

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9 scenic drives near Wakefield

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Wakefield. 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 · 12 mi out

  2. 02

    Connecticut State Route 169

    National Scenic Byway · 29 mi out

  3. 03

    Ministerial Road

    State scenic byway · 3 mi out

  4. 04

    Shannock Road

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

  5. 05

    Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)

    State scenic byway · 9 mi out

  6. 06

    Paradise Ave and Other Roads

    State scenic byway · 12 mi out

  7. 07

    State Routes 49 & 14A

    State scenic byway · 18 mi out

  8. 08

    Route 114 and High Street

    State scenic byway · 19 mi out

  9. 09

    Veteran's Memorial Parkway

    State scenic byway · 25 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 · 177 mi

7 h 44 loop · 9 stops · back by 7:43 PM. Incorporates Battle Road Scenic Byway.

  1. Meetinghouse Hill · 15 min
  2. A World of Adaptations · 10 min
  3. Hasbro's Our Big Backyard · 10 min
  4. Waterplace Park · 10 min
  5. Foolish Hill · 15 min
  6. Rose Art Museum · 60 min
  7. Light Of Reason · 30 min
  8. Slater Mill · 10 min
  9. Collyer Monument · 30 min

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

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

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Wakefield: 4 h, 60 miles, 3 stops; and 8 h, 177 miles, 9 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

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

The 8 h loop stops at Meetinghouse Hill, A World of Adaptations, Hasbro's Our Big Backyard, Waterplace Park, Foolish Hill, Rose Art Museum, Light Of Reason, Slater Mill and Collyer Monument. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

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

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Sari's Sanctuary · 0 mi
  • Saugatucket Park · 0 mi
  • South Kingstown Veterans Memorial · 0 mi
  • International Museum of World War II · 0 mi
  • Benjamin Robinson Memorial Square · 0 mi
  • Peace Dale Village Green · 1 mi
  • Hazard Memorial Garden · 1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill · 1 mi

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