Historic site
Portuguese Discovery Monument
- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Latitude
- 41.4499
- Longitude
- -71.3552
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Portuguese Discovery Monument is a historic site, at a modelled 5 m. Shrub Hill stands 125 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is EgyptAir Flight 990 Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 5.4 miles off.
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Portuguese Discovery Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrub Hill | NW 313° | 125 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 286° | 110 m | 14.4 mi |
| Yorker Hill | WNW 299° | 98 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 291° | 97 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sherman Hill | WNW 295° | 88 m | 9.0 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 37° | 87 m | 7.8 mi |
| Shannock Hill | W 273° | 82 m | 14.6 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 276° | 78 m | 9.5 mi |
- 5.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 3.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 10.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 12.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- EgyptAir Flight 990 Memorial0.0 mi
- USS Bennington Memorial1.7 mi
- Battery Varnum1.9 mi
- Observation Post2.1 mi
- Fort Wetherill2.1 mi
Peaks
- Castle Hill1.0 mi
- Fort Wetherill1.9 mi
- Fox Hill3.6 mi
- Freebody Hill4.0 mi
- Windmill Hill4.7 mi
Beaches53
- Castle Hill Beach0.7 mi
- Collins Beach0.8 mi
- Hazard Beach1.7 mi
- Gooseberry Beach1.8 mi
- Old Salt Work Beach2.2 mi
Lighthouses5
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation2.3 mi
- Beavertail Light2.3 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse22.9 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light22.9 mi
- Block Island South East Light22.9 mi
Waterfalls4
- The Falls6.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls15.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls15.3 mi
- Stepstone Falls23.8 mi
Rest areas4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound)17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound)17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound)22.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound)22.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:35 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).