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Brown R. Church

Brown R. Church from directly overhead

Brown R. Church is an artwork in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea Lion sculpture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.78501, -71.41578

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Sea Lion sculpture: 0.0 mi
  • General Pulaski: 0.0 mi
  • Pineapple: 0.1 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 0.2 mi
  • The Pancratiast: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Roger Williams Statue: 0.0 mi
  • The Fighting Gladiator: 0.2 mi
  • Lions Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • The Union Soldier: 0.3 mi
  • Haitian Independence Memorial: 0.3 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Roger Williams Park: 0.2 mi
  • Joseph Williams Field: 0.2 mi
  • Amos Earley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ardoene Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sackett Street Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Fort Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Sockanosset Hill: 2.7 mi
  • The summit: 3.2 mi
  • Neutaconkanut Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 59
  • Japanese Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Carousel: 0.1 mi
  • Woodlands Express! Train Ride (Seasonal): 0.2 mi
  • A World of Adaptations: 0.2 mi
Beaches: 52
Gardens: 26
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Brown University Student Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 8.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Big Beach: 12.5 mi
  • 4: 15.6 mi
  • 3: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Rest areas: 9
  • Thirsty Beaver: 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Brown R. Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillWNW 285°210 m6.4 mi
Pine HillWNW 289°174 m7.6 mi
Peck HillW 279°167 m7.5 mi
Bald HillW 263°161 m7.3 mi
Horn HillW 270°154 m7.2 mi
Wolf HillNW 321°144 m9.2 mi
Snake HillWNW 303°144 m10.2 mi
Lawton HillW 272°141 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747366544536
Precip in4.03.44.94.33.43.82.93.64.24.24.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9496772590

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