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Slater Mill

Slater Mill from directly overhead

Slater Mill is an attraction in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Slater Mill Site, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.

The story

United States historic place in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Dates from 1955.

Wikidata Q7538905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1793

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87752, -71.38247

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 1.4 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Lippitt House Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 1.7 mi
  • Indomitable: 3.4 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 3.4 mi
  • Roger Williams Statue: 3.5 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 57
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 3.6 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 3.9 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 3.9 mi
  • Hunts Mill Pump House: 3.9 mi
  • Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 38
Gardens: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 3.5 mi
  • 4: 9.0 mi
  • 3: 9.1 mi
  • 6: 9.1 mi
  • 5: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Summit Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 3.0 mi
  • Jade Boulder: 3.0 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 3.0 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 3.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 5.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Slater Mill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillWSW 239°210 m9.2 mi
Pine HillWSW 246°174 m9.7 mi
Whortleberry HillNW 310°169 m9.6 mi
Beacon Pole HillNNW 337°162 m8.8 mi
Rocky HillWNW 299°155 m7.5 mi
Catamint HillNNW 339°152 m9.1 mi
Wolf HillW 276°144 m7.6 mi
Diamond HillN 349°144 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/234668886

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