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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
Beaches: 60
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
Nature reserves
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 17
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: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yorker HillW 281°98 m14.2 mi
Pocasset HillNNE 19°95 m12.1 mi
Sherman HillW 275°88 m12.8 mi
Slate HillN 2°87 m3.7 mi
Cook HillNNE 19°85 m12.8 mi
Tefft HillW 264°78 m14.1 mi
Townsend HillNNE 19°77 m13.6 mi
Townsend HillNNE 19°77 m13.7 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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