Artwork · Rhode Island
Rebecca at the Well
Rebecca at the Well is an artwork in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Pine Hill stands 110 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Boiling Spring, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Ministerial Road passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 07-22-1896
- Material
- zinc
- Inscription
- Erected by the W.C.T.U. of Block Island, Rhode Island July 22, 1896
How to reach it
Coordinates41.17210, -71.55740
- 15.5 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 19.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 22.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 26.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Boiling Spring: 0.3 mi
- Rodman's Hollow Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Galilee Bird Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- South Shore Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Kimball Refuge: 15.5 mi
Peaks
- Harbor Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pilot Hill: 1.0 mi
- Jobs Hill: 1.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Ball O'Brien Park: 1.4 mi
- Compass Rose: 13.7 mi
- Rose Nulman Park: 13.8 mi
- South Kingstown Town Beach: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 39
- Point Judith Fishermens's Memorial: 13.6 mi
- PS3 Gill: 13.7 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Charlestown Naval Auxillary Landing Field Memorial: 14.9 mi
- General Stanton Monument: 15.0 mi
Museums: 32
- Block Island Historical Society Museum: 0.3 mi
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 14.6 mi
- Montauk Lighthouse Museum: 17.1 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 18.6 mi
- South County Museum: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 32
- Pebbly Beach: 0.5 mi
- Monhegan Bluffs Beach: 1.5 mi
- Vaill Beach: 1.8 mi
- East Beach: 13.6 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 14
- Hellcat Propeller: 14.9 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 16.9 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 17.3 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 17.6 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 14.5 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 14.8 mi
- Lost At Sea: 17.1 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 18.3 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Southeast Lighthouse: 1.3 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 1.3 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 1.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Mohegan Bluffs: 1.6 mi
- Clay Head: 3.1 mi
- Lion Head: 21.4 mi
- Rams Head: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 21.9 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 22.0 mi
- The Blue Garden: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Little Nini Pavillion: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Factory Pond: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- The Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Rebecca at the Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | N 352° | 110 m | 23.4 mi |
| Coon Hill | NNW 335° | 100 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | N 1° | 97 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wilbur Hill | N 349° | 88 m | 22.5 mi |
| Sherman Hill | N 6° | 88 m | 23.1 mi |
| Shannock Hill | NNW 348° | 82 m | 20.4 mi |
| Kenyon Hill | NNW 342° | 81 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tefft Hill | N 3° | 78 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7941703883
Day trips start here
- Block Island · 1 mi
- East Matunuck · 14 mi
- Matunuck · 14 mi
- Charlestown · 15 mi
- Watch Hill · 18 mi
- South Kingstown · 19 mi
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