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Ocean House Beach

Ocean House Beach from directly overhead

Ocean House Beach is a beach in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

beach in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States

Wikidata Q49322330, matched on coordinates and name (451 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.30935, -71.85178

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bear Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 2.7 mi
  • Staunton Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Pawcatuck Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Wequetequock Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Barn Island Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
  • Barn Island Hunting Area: 2.5 mi
  • Rotary Park: 3.2 mi
  • Cannon Square: 3.2 mi
  • Wadawanuck Square (Borough Open Space): 3.4 mi
Beaches: 49
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 15
Lighthouses: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.3 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Silver Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Factory Pond: 14.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Ocean House Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNNW 341°163 m13.7 mi
Chapman HillN 358°158 m12.7 mi
Barns HillNNW 345°155 m13.2 mi
Pendleton HillN 2°153 m13.4 mi
Stewart HillN 352°149 m11.7 mi
Ayer HillNNW 335°144 m13.2 mi
Wintechog HillNNW 340°139 m11.1 mi
Cossaduck HillNNW 347°139 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4320:25
September equinox06:3618:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Watch Hill Point, RI, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357261269

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