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East Beach

East Beach from directly overhead

East Beach is a beach in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Chapman Hill stands 158 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach, a beach 0.7 miles away. Shannock Road passes 7.2 miles off.

About

The story

East Beach or East State Beach is a seaside public recreation area on Quonochontaug Neck, the narrow barrier island that separates Block Island Sound and Ninigret Pond, in the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States. The state beach encompasses three miles (4.8 km) of oceanfront and abuts Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.

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Wikidata Q5327836, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.34510, -71.68229
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Kimball Refuge: 2.0 mi
  • How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy): 5.3 mi
  • South Shore Management Area: 6.1 mi
  • Pawcatuck River State Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
  • Parker Brothers Preserve: 8.1 mi
Parks
  • Burlingame State Park (Picnic Area): 2.4 mi
  • Green Hill Park: 4.7 mi
  • Bradford Boat Launch And Fishing Area: 5.4 mi
  • Santo Algiere Conservation Park: 6.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
  • Rabbit Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Border Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Burying Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Shumunkanuc Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Green Hill: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 51
Artworks: 27
  • Giant Troll Erik Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Giant Troll Greta Granit: 2.2 mi
  • Ninigret Statue: 9.4 mi
  • Grafitti Tunnel: 12.2 mi
  • Rhody the Ram: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 21
Gardens: 17
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • The Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Cascade: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade: 17.6 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 18.9 mi
  • East Greenwich Falls: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 1.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 1.9 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.1 mi
  • Little Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Powder House: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Factory Pond: 5.3 mi
  • Old Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of East Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapman HillNW 318°158 m13.8 mi
Pendleton HillNW 322°153 m13.8 mi
Champlin HillNNW 333°125 m11.1 mi
Pine HillNNE 16°110 m11.6 mi
Fenner HillNNW 346°107 m11.6 mi
Jeremy HillWNW 296°101 m12.6 mi
Coon HillNNW 339°100 m8.8 mi
Skunk HillN 351°99 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1419:4220:24
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1015:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 6 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 2.53 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Weekapaug Point, Block Island Sound, RI, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357255553

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