Historic site · Rhode Island
Pembroke College Tribute
Pembroke College Tribute is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is J. R. Workman Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
- Inscription
- The building adjacent to this site housed Pembroke College Founded in 1891 with six students, the Woman's College in Brown University formally established in 1896 and renamed Pembroke College in 1928. The first women to receive degrees were Anne Tillingha
How to reach it
Coordinates41.82921, -71.40254
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 5.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 9.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Circle Dance: 0.1 mi
- Under the Laurentide: 0.2 mi
- Brown Bear: 0.2 mi
- Reclining Figure No. 2 — Bridge Prop: 0.2 mi
- P-131317: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Casey Shearer Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Carrie Tower: 0.2 mi
- Slavery Memorial: 0.2 mi
- War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Gate: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 0.2 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design: 0.3 mi
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House: 0.3 mi
- John Brown House Museum: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Sciences Park: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Park: 0.3 mi
- Brown Street Playground: 0.3 mi
- Market Square: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Waterplace Park: 0.6 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 0.6 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.8 mi
- Naturescape: 2.9 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Fort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baileys Butts: 1.4 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.5 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 3.5 mi
- Conservation Commission: 3.9 mi
- Cushing Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 49
- Edgewood Beach: 3.6 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 4.3 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 4.5 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- J. R. Workman Garden: 0.0 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
- Radeke Garden: 0.3 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 5.6 mi
- 4: 12.5 mi
- 3: 12.5 mi
- 6: 12.5 mi
- 5: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Tomato Boulder: 5.0 mi
- Summit Wall: 5.0 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 5.0 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 5.0 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 12.4 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 12.6 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 0.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.8 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Pembroke College Tribute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WSW 258° | 210 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 266° | 174 m | 7.8 mi |
| Peck Hill | WSW 257° | 167 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 243° | 161 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 322° | 155 m | 8.9 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 249° | 154 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 302° | 144 m | 7.7 mi |
| Snake Hill | WNW 285° | 144 m | 9.6 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 | 19:43 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10028428930
Day trips start here
- Providence/College Hill · 0 mi
- Providence · 1 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 1 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 1 mi
- Providence/North and East · 1 mi
- Providence/Smith Hill · 1 mi
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