Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum
Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum is an attraction in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Spencer Hill stands 113 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Route 114 and High Street runs past it.
The story
The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares (32 acres), located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay. It includes a mansion, with a 4 hectares (9.9 acres) lawn and over 300 species of woody plants in its arboretum and gardens, including both native and exotic species. The Mansion and its grounds were established in the 1890s by Augustus and Bessie Van Wickle as their summer retreat. Augustus Van Wickle was from Hazleton, Pennsylvania, with a fortune in the coal-mining business and a donor of the Van Wickle Gates at Brown University.
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Dates from 1895.
Wikidata Q4926930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Route 114 and High Street
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.1 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 10.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferry Hill: 0.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.0 mi
- Juniper Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.9 mi
- King Phillips Chair: 2.0 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 0.5 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 1.1 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 3.8 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.8 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 3.9 mi
- Low Lane Public Access: 0.5 mi
- Union Street Public Access: 0.9 mi
- Constitution Street Public Access: 1.0 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- The Bristol Town Common: 1.2 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 0.7 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 1.2 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 1.2 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 1.3 mi
- Linden Place Museum: 1.3 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 1.0 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Patriots Park: 3.7 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 4.8 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 1.2 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 6.3 mi
- Battleship Cove: 6.4 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 6.4 mi
- USS Lionfish: 6.4 mi
- Tanyard Reservoir: 1.2 mi
- Silver Creek: 2.0 mi
- Francesca Street: 2.0 mi
- Moriarty: 2.1 mi
- Naomi Street: 2.6 mi
- Bristol Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Island Park Beach: 2.8 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 2.9 mi
- Teddy Beach: 3.1 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 3.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 11.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 11.1 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 11.6 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.9 mi
- Big Beach: 14.9 mi
- Little Beach: 14.9 mi
- Site #36: 19.5 mi
- 4: 23.9 mi
- 6: 23.9 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 1.4 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 4.9 mi
- The Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Marys Seat: 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 8.0 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 10.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 10.2 mi
- The Falls: 13.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 23.1 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 11.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.4 mi
- Beavertail Light: 15.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 15.8 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Hill | W 278° | 113 m | 12.0 mi |
| Copicut Hill | ENE 66° | 109 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | E 92° | 95 m | 3.8 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 180° | 87 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | E 83° | 85 m | 4.1 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | W 278° | 82 m | 10.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | ENE 72° | 77 m | 4.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | ENE 72° | 77 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3701656244
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 2 mi
- Bristol County · 3 mi
- Tiverton · 3 mi
- Portsmouth · 4 mi
- Warren · 5 mi
- Newport County · 6 mi
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