General Stanton Monument
General Stanton Monument is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Chapman Hill stands 158 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach, a beach 1.3 miles away. Shannock Road passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Park in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49493249, matched on coordinates and name (144 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Shannock Road
- 8.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 8.4 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 16.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Kimball Refuge: 1.8 mi
- How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy): 4.0 mi
- Pawcatuck River State Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Parker Brothers Preserve: 6.6 mi
- John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy): 6.9 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 2.0 mi
- Shumunkanuc Hill: 3.8 mi
- Border Hill: 4.7 mi
- Chase Hill: 5.0 mi
- Indian Burying Hill: 5.0 mi
- Burlingame State Park (Picnic Area): 2.5 mi
- Bradford Boat Launch And Fishing Area: 3.9 mi
- Santo Algiere Conservation Park: 5.0 mi
- Cimalore Field: 5.3 mi
- Rotary Park: 5.3 mi
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Westerly Armory: 6.2 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 10.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 10.2 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 11.8 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Charlestown Naval Auxillary Landing Field Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 5.7 mi
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 9.9 mi
- Borough Hall: 10.1 mi
- Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach: 1.3 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 1.3 mi
- East Beach: 1.7 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 3.8 mi
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 2.8 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 2.9 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 8.1 mi
- Penguin: 12.5 mi
- Stone Turtle: 12.7 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 2.8 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 6.0 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 8.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 11.1 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.4 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 13.3 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 20.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 20.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 8.4 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 16.2 mi
- Clay Head: 12.6 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 15.8 mi
- Lion Head: 18.1 mi
- Rams Head: 19.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 2.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 2.7 mi
- Big Beach: 21.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.0 mi
- Powder House: 21.0 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 17.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 23.1 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 24.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 24.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 6.4 mi
- Old Spring: 14.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of General Stanton Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Hill | NW 321° | 158 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NNW 326° | 153 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NW 314° | 149 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NW 309° | 139 m | 12.7 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | WNW 304° | 139 m | 13.2 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NW 307° | 132 m | 13.7 mi |
| Woody Hill | N 352° | 131 m | 14.0 mi |
| Champlin Hill | NNW 339° | 125 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357260807
Day trips start here
- Charlestown · 4 mi
- Ashaway · 6 mi
- Westerly · 6 mi
- Hopkinton · 8 mi
- Watch Hill · 8 mi
- East Matunuck · 9 mi
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