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Old Salt Work Beach

Old Salt Work Beach from directly overhead

Old Salt Work Beach is a beach in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Casey Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Post, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The story

beach in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States

Wikidata Q49322356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48149, -71.36005

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
  • Fort Wetherill: 0.3 mi
  • Castle Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Freebody Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 54
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 45
Gardens: 20
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 4
  • Plum Point Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Factory Pond: 13.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Big Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Little Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Casey HillWNW 297°138 m13.8 mi
Shrub HillNW 307°125 m12.9 mi
Pine HillW 278°110 m13.7 mi
Yorker HillWNW 288°98 m9.7 mi
Mount PleasantW 280°97 m10.0 mi
Sherman HillW 281°88 m8.1 mi
Slate HillNE 50°87 m6.3 mi
Tefft HillW 263°78 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1319:4120:23
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:0915:3516:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485765717166564638
Precip in4.03.64.64.73.93.23.23.33.84.73.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 1 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Castle Hill, RI, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357258386

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