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Frank Moody State Beach

Frank Moody State Beach from directly overhead

Frank Moody State Beach is a beach in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 61 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Warm Up Cave, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

beach in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Wikidata Q49320751, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
61 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88888, -71.43709

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lincoln Woods State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fairlawn Park: 1.3 mi
  • Arnold Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ryan Archembault Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Gateway Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
  • Hearthside House Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Johnston Historical Society: 3.4 mi
  • Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 3.0 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 3.1 mi
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 3.3 mi
  • The Independent Man: 4.2 mi
  • Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 51
  • Slater Mill: 2.9 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 4.2 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 4.4 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 6.3 mi
  • Hunts Mill Pump House: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 37
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 1.2 mi
  • 4: 9.8 mi
  • 3: 9.9 mi
  • 2: 9.9 mi
  • 5: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 22
Cliffs: 18
  • Warm Up Cave: 0.6 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 0.6 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 0.6 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 0.7 mi
  • Summit Wall: 0.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 3.6 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 5.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Frank Moody State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillSW 223°210 m7.5 mi
Woonsocket HillNW 316°180 m8.6 mi
Pine HillSW 232°174 m7.6 mi
Whortleberry HillNW 320°169 m7.0 mi
Nipsachuck HillWNW 299°167 m7.7 mi
Peck HillSW 227°167 m8.7 mi
Beacon Pole HillN 355°162 m7.3 mi
Rocky HillNW 308°155 m4.7 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 5080 °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, 7 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pawtucket, Seekonk River, RI, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357264932

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