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Fort Wetherill

Fort Wetherill from directly overhead

Fort Wetherill is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Casey Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Wetherill State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

State park in Newport County, Rhode Island

Dates from 1972.

Wikidata Q5472314, matched on coordinates and name (196 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47845, -71.36695

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Observation Post: 0.4 mi
  • Battery Varnum: 0.4 mi
  • USS Bennington Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Fort Adams: 1.5 mi
  • Northwest Gun Mount: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Fort Wetherill: 0.5 mi
  • Castle Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Freebody Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 56
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 43
Gardens: 18
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 4
  • Plum Point Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 13.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Big Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Little Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Fort Wetherill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Casey HillWNW 298°138 m13.6 mi
Shrub HillNW 308°125 m12.8 mi
Pine HillW 279°110 m13.3 mi
Yorker HillWNW 290°98 m9.4 mi
Mount PleasantWNW 281°97 m9.7 mi
Sherman HillWNW 283°88 m7.8 mi
Slate HillNE 51°87 m6.8 mi
Tefft HillW 264°78 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1319:4120:23
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:0915:3516:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485765717166564638
Precip in4.03.64.64.73.93.23.23.33.84.73.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/309974197

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