Collyer Monument
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Collyer Monument is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilkinson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Collyer Monument is an historic monument to firefighters in Mineral Spring Park, at the corner of Mineral Spring Avenue and Main Street, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. The monument was built in 1890 by the sculptor Charles Parker Dowler to honor Samuel Smith Collyer, a fallen Pawtucket Fire Chief. The life-size bronze sculpture stands atop a pedestal of Westerly granite, which has a bronze plaque depicting the fatal accident while the reverse bears an inscription. The memorial represents a significant example of monumental work of the period and an early example of local civic pride. The monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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Wikidata Q5147607, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 4.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 11.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilkinson Park: 0.3 mi
- Slater Mill Site: 0.5 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Jenks Park: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Arming the Patriot: 0.3 mi
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 1.2 mi
- Armenian Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Providence College Veritas Flame: 3.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Dexters Ledge: 0.9 mi
- Windmill Hill: 1.7 mi
- Stump Hill: 1.8 mi
- Baileys Butts: 1.8 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.1 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 1.5 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 3.0 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 3.1 mi
- Indomitable: 3.1 mi
- Roger Williams Statue: 3.2 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 1.6 mi
- Hearthside House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 3.4 mi
- Lonsdale Park: 2.6 mi
- Tower Road Woods: 3.2 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Hirsch Property: 3.6 mi
- Lawrence Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Slater Mill: 0.5 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 3.3 mi
- Waterplace Park: 3.5 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 4.0 mi
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 4.1 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 2.5 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 3.6 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.1 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 6.7 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Rain Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 3.2 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 3.3 mi
- Site #36: 3.2 mi
- 4: 9.4 mi
- 3: 9.4 mi
- 6: 9.4 mi
- 5: 9.4 mi
- Summit Wall: 2.6 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 2.6 mi
- Jade Boulder: 2.6 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 2.6 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 2.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 5.3 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 10.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 9.1 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.6 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.8 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 3.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 16.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Collyer Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WSW 238° | 210 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 246° | 174 m | 9.1 mi |
| Whortleberry Hill | NW 313° | 169 m | 9.3 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | NNW 340° | 162 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 302° | 155 m | 7.2 mi |
| Catamint Hill | NNW 343° | 152 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 277° | 144 m | 7.1 mi |
| Diamond Hill | N 353° | 144 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:33 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83003808OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Collyer Monument, reference 83003808, listed 11/18/83.
OpenStreetMap element node/4721509931
Day trips start here
- Central Falls · 1 mi
- Pawtucket · 1 mi
- Providence/North and East · 2 mi
- North Providence · 3 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 3 mi
- East Providence · 4 mi
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