Historic site · Rhode Island
Tillinghast Mill Ruins
Tillinghast Mill Ruins is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Frenchtown Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 3.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62895, -71.50550
- 3.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 9.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 12.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frenchtown Park: 0.2 mi
- Frenchtown Recreation Facility: 0.9 mi
- Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.3 mi
- Shovlin Park: 1.7 mi
- McGinn Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 0.5 mi
- Seabee Museum: 3.3 mi
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 3.8 mi
- Paine House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hunt River Glen: 1.4 mi
- Dead Swamp: 2.3 mi
- Potowomut Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
- Bleachery Pond State Land: 2.8 mi
- Bleachery Woods: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Andrews Hill: 2.3 mi
- Spencer Hill: 3.4 mi
- The Mount: 3.6 mi
- Hornbeam Chapel: 3.8 mi
- Shrub Hill: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 60
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 2.3 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 4.2 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 9.7 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 10.1 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 10.6 mi
Historic sites
- Tarbox Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 3.6 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 53
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 5.1 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 5.5 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 46
- Jamestown Golf Course: 11.1 mi
- Temple to Music: 11.5 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 11.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.7 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 23
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 9.7 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 9.8 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 11.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.3 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Usher Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.8 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Lion Head: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Payne's Pond Falls: 2.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 2.9 mi
- The Falls: 8.4 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 13.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 16.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 2.5 mi
- Little Beach: 2.6 mi
- Site #36: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 2.8 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 8.1 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 13.6 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Tillinghast Mill Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | W 275° | 203 m | 10.6 mi |
| Weaver Hill | WNW 284° | 184 m | 8.5 mi |
| Weeks Hill | WNW 291° | 182 m | 10.2 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | W 265° | 181 m | 8.5 mi |
| Nipmuc Hill | NW 312° | 181 m | 10.6 mi |
| Tunk Hill | NW 326° | 174 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 345° | 161 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 238° | 158 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/616446433
Day trips start here
- East Greenwich · 2 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 4 mi
- Wickford · 4 mi
- Kent County · 5 mi
- Quonset Point · 5 mi
- West Warwick · 5 mi
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