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Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach from directly overhead

Sunset Beach is a beach in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Casey Hill stands 138 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jamestown Bridge west pylon, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55288, -71.38589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Windmill Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Barber Heights: 2.9 mi
  • Freebody Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Stook Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Shady Lea: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Compass Rose Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Taylor Point Lookout: 3.3 mi
  • Casey Farm: 3.4 mi
  • Liberty Park: 3.6 mi
  • Jamestown Town Cemetery: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Artworks: 56
Attractions: 49
Gardens: 20
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Big Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Little Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 19.2 mi
  • Site #36: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Plum Point Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Factory Pond: 15.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Sunset Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Casey HillW 277°138 m11.1 mi
Shrub HillWNW 287°125 m9.5 mi
Andrews HillNW 316°116 m10.2 mi
Spencer HillNNW 326°113 m10.3 mi
Yorker HillWSW 257°98 m8.1 mi
Mount PleasantWSW 249°97 m9.2 mi
Pocasset HillNE 55°95 m12.2 mi
Sherman HillWSW 243°88 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:24
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3516:19

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, 4 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Conanicut Point, RI, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357260112

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