Oliver Perry Monument
Oliver Perry Monument is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Yorker Hill stands 98 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eisenhower Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Oliver Perry Monument is a bronze statue, by William Greene Turner, dedicated to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. It is located in Eisenhower Park in Newport, RI, between Washington Square and Touro street. The statue faces west towards Newport Harbor. The inscription reads:
The statue was dedicated 10 September 1885, the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. The monument is described as
Full-length standing portrait of Oliver H. Perry, seen in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812, just as he mounted the deck of the Niagara, after the dismantling of his own ship, the Lawrence, and after he rowed across the lake in enemy fire. His proper right arm is extended in a gesture of command; the flag from Lawrence is draped around his proper left arm. At the foot of the monument is a block and coil of rope.
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Wikidata Q7087749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 12.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum of Newport History: 0.1 mi
- Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Colony House: 0.1 mi
- Newport Historical Society and Museum: 0.1 mi
- Newport Museum of Costume: 0.2 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 0.0 mi
- Perrotti Park: 0.2 mi
- Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Ferrazzoli Park: 0.3 mi
- Storer Park: 0.4 mi
- Miantonomi Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bliss Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 2.4 mi
- Freebody Hill: 2.7 mi
- Anchor Park: 1.4 mi
- Fort Adams: 1.5 mi
- Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Northwest Gun Mount: 1.5 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 0.4 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 0.4 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 1.0 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 9.4 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.6 mi
- King Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- Easton's Beach: 1.2 mi
- Atlantic Beach: 1.5 mi
- Belmont Beach: 1.7 mi
- Gooseberry Beach: 2.1 mi
- Old Colony House: 0.1 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 0.2 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Newport Mansions Preservation Society: 1.1 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 1.3 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 2.6 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 3.3 mi
- High Hill Point: 6.5 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 6.9 mi
- The Blue Garden: 2.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 6.7 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 7.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.0 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Marys Seat: 1.0 mi
- The Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Rams Head: 3.2 mi
- Lion Head: 4.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 6.1 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 13.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.1 mi
- Big Beach: 15.9 mi
- Little Beach: 16.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.6 mi
- Beavertail Light: 5.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 22.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Oliver Perry Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorker Hill | WNW 282° | 98 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 275° | 97 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NNE 29° | 95 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 276° | 88 m | 10.4 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 36° | 87 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | NNE 29° | 85 m | 13.5 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 261° | 78 m | 11.7 mi |
| Congdon Hill | WNW 286° | 75 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| 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.
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Day trips start here
- Newport · 0 mi
- Middletown · 2 mi
- Brenton Point State Park · 3 mi
- Jamestown · 4 mi
- Dutch Island · 5 mi
- Newport County · 6 mi
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