Attraction · Rhode Island
Old Colony House
Old Colony House is an attraction in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Yorker Hill stands 98 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Newport, Rhode Island, also known as Old State House
Wikidata Q7083732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49036, -71.31309
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 12.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Old Colony House: 0.0 mi
- Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum: 0.1 mi
- Newport Historical Society and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Newport History: 0.1 mi
- Newport Museum of Costume: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Eisenhower Park: 0.0 mi
- Perrotti Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Equality Park: 0.4 mi
- Touro Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Oliver Perry Monument: 0.1 mi
- Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower: 1.4 mi
- Anchor Park: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Fort Adams: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Miantonomi Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bliss Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 2.5 mi
- Freebody Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 2.6 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 3.3 mi
- High Hill Point: 6.4 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 55
- King Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- Easton's Beach: 1.1 mi
- Atlantic Beach: 1.5 mi
- Belmont Beach: 1.7 mi
- Gooseberry Beach: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 53
- Channing Truro Statue: 0.4 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 0.4 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 1.0 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 9.4 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 46
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 0.2 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Newport Mansions Preservation Society: 1.1 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 1.3 mi
- Breakers Stable & Carriage House: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 19
- The Blue Garden: 2.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 6.7 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 7.3 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Marys Seat: 1.0 mi
- The Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Rams Head: 3.3 mi
- Lion Head: 4.7 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Plum Point Spring: 6.1 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 13.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- The Falls: 6.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 15.9 mi
- Little Beach: 16.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 5.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 5.3 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Old Colony House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorker Hill | WNW 282° | 98 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 275° | 97 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NNE 29° | 95 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 275° | 88 m | 10.5 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 36° | 87 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | NNE 29° | 85 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 261° | 78 m | 11.8 mi |
| Congdon Hill | WNW 286° | 75 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
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 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/560756423
Day trips start here
- Newport · 0 mi
- Middletown · 2 mi
- Brenton Point State Park · 3 mi
- Jamestown · 4 mi
- Dutch Island · 5 mi
- Newport County · 6 mi
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