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Varnum House Museum

Varnum House Museum from directly overhead

Varnum House Museum is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 45 m. Tunk Hill stands 174 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Armory of the Kentish Guards, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Rhode Island, United States

Wikidata Q5530804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
45 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.66215, -71.45147

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Chepiwanoxet Park: 0.9 mi
  • Masonic - Shriners Family Center: 2.1 mi
  • Fry Brook Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
  • McGinn Park: 3.0 mi
  • Warwick Skate Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 1.5 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 6.7 mi
  • Sri Chinmoy: 8.0 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 8.5 mi
  • Pineapple: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 57
Attractions: 56
  • Temple to Music: 8.4 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Carousel: 8.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Botanical Center: 8.6 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Brown University Student Garden: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Little Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Site #36: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 23.0 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Factory Pond: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Varnum House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tunk HillNW 306°174 m11.0 mi
Bald HillNW 325°161 m9.3 mi
Nooseneck HillWSW 250°156 m10.3 mi
Horn HillNNW 328°154 m10.1 mi
Harkney HillW 276°150 m10.3 mi
Lawton HillNNW 332°141 m9.8 mi
Casey HillSW 231°138 m9.8 mi
Rock HillW 278°131 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:24
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747366544536
Precip in4.03.44.94.33.43.82.93.64.24.24.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000016OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Varnum, Gen. James Mitchell, House, reference 71000016, listed 08/12/71.

OpenStreetMap element way/525736252

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