Fort Adams
Fort Adams is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Shrub Hill stands 125 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Bennington Memorial, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
State park and historic site in Rhode Island, United States
Dates from 1965.
Wikidata Q5470706, matched on coordinates and name (188 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.0 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 11.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Bennington Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Battery Varnum: 1.1 mi
- Observation Post: 1.1 mi
- Northwest Gun Mount: 1.3 mi
- Oliver Perry Monument: 1.5 mi
- King Park: 1.0 mi
- Spencer Park: 1.1 mi
- Ballard Park: 1.1 mi
- Mary Ferrazzoli Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Wetherill State Park: 1.2 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 1.1 mi
- Castle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Freebody Hill: 2.4 mi
- Miantonomi Hill: 2.6 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.6 mi
- The Doll Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Sailing Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Rhode Island Fisherman and Whale Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hunter House: 1.3 mi
- Museum of Newport History: 1.4 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 1.4 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 2.8 mi
- High Hill Point: 8.0 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 8.4 mi
- King Park Beach: 1.0 mi
- Old Salt Work Beach: 1.2 mi
- Hazard Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gooseberry Beach: 1.5 mi
- Castle Hill Beach: 1.7 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 0.8 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 1.5 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 1.6 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 8.0 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 9.7 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 1.4 mi
- Old Colony House: 1.5 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 1.6 mi
- Breakers Stable & Carriage House: 1.6 mi
- Newport Mansions Preservation Society: 1.6 mi
- The Blue Garden: 1.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 8.1 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 8.7 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 9.8 mi
- Rams Head: 1.8 mi
- Marys Seat: 2.2 mi
- Lion Head: 3.1 mi
- The Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 5.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 13.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 14.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.6 mi
- The Falls: 6.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 23.7 mi
- Big Beach: 15.5 mi
- Little Beach: 15.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 20.6 mi
- Beavertail Light: 3.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 3.8 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Fort Adams. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub Hill | NW 304° | 125 m | 14.0 mi |
| Yorker Hill | WNW 288° | 98 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 280° | 97 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NNE 32° | 95 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 281° | 88 m | 9.3 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 41° | 87 m | 5.7 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 265° | 78 m | 10.4 mi |
| Congdon Hill | WNW 293° | 75 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
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 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1102813402
Day trips start here
- Newport · 1 mi
- Brenton Point State Park · 2 mi
- Jamestown · 3 mi
- Dutch Island · 4 mi
- Middletown · 4 mi
- Narragansett · 6 mi
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