Cliff · Rhode Island
Usher Rocks
Usher Rocks is a cliff in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Andrews Hill stands 116 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Constitution Street Public Access, a park 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65982, -71.29144
- 1.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 0.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 9.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 9.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 8 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Constitution Street Public Access: 0.9 mi
- Union Street Public Access: 0.9 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Rockwell Park: 0.9 mi
- Independence Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Coggeshall Farm Museum: 0.9 mi
- Coggeshall Farm Museum: 1.0 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 1.1 mi
- Linden Place Museum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- U.S. Coast Guard: 0.9 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Patriots Park: 4.4 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Burnside Memorial Building: 1.0 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 1.4 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 7.3 mi
- Battleship Cove: 7.3 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 60
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 1.1 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 1.8 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 4.1 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 4.2 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Tanyard Reservoir: 1.5 mi
- Silver Creek: 1.8 mi
- Moriarty: 1.9 mi
- Francesca Street: 2.1 mi
- Naomi Street: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Ferry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.8 mi
- Juniper Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Hope: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 58
- Bristol Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 3.7 mi
- Island Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 4.1 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 27
- Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.4 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 11.9 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Little Beach: 13.6 mi
- Big Beach: 13.6 mi
- Site #36: 18.6 mi
- 4: 23.4 mi
- 6: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Ferry Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 4.3 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.2 mi
- The Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Rams Head: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 8.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 12.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Elizabeth Spring: 8.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 11.1 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 13.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 15.6 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 15.6 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Usher Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | W 270° | 116 m | 11.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | W 277° | 113 m | 10.7 mi |
| Copicut Hill | ENE 70° | 109 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | E 96° | 95 m | 5.2 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 171° | 87 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cook Hill | E 89° | 85 m | 5.4 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | W 277° | 82 m | 8.9 mi |
| Natick Hill | WNW 286° | 79 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357257856
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 2 mi
- Bristol County · 3 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Tiverton · 5 mi
- Warren · 5 mi
- Barrington · 6 mi
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