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Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone

Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone from directly overhead

Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Yorker Hill stands 98 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Purgatory Chasm, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 0.3 miles off.

Archibald Gracie Lawrence is buried in Trinity Church Yard, this is a memorial stone placed near where he died

What the record says

Material
granite

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48698, -71.26813

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Purgatory Chasm: 0.0 mi
  • Paradise Valley Park: 0.9 mi
  • Dunlap-Wheeler Park: 0.9 mi
  • Braga Park: 1.6 mi
  • Green End Fort: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Bliss Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Barker Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Miantonomi Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Slate Hill: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
Beaches: 56
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 43
Nature reserves
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 4
  • Plum Point Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Factory Pond: 18.4 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Big Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Little Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yorker HillW98 m14.2 mi
Mount PleasantW97 m14.7 mi
Pocasset HillNNE95 m12.1 mi
Slate HillN87 m3.7 mi
Cook HillNNE85 m12.8 mi
Tefft HillW78 m14.1 mi
Townsend HillNNE77 m13.6 mi
Congdon HillWNW75 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1219:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0915:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313238475766727165554537
Precip in3.22.84.63.83.03.42.93.43.44.13.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport State AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8945406576

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