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Whale Rock and Lighthouse

Whale Rock and Lighthouse from directly overhead

Whale Rock and Lighthouse is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Howard Hill stands 209 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Weeks Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Coventry's Whale Rock and Lighthouse point of interest
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.67878, -71.69465

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • The Point: 4.7 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 6.2 mi
  • Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 5.7 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 6.0 mi
  • Hell's Half Acre: 6.8 mi
  • Tarbox Cemetery: 8.0 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 8.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 8.3 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 12.1 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 13.1 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 13.8 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Statue: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 43
Attractions: 40
Cliffs: 17
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.3 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 16.0 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 20.2 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 20.2 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Gardens: 17
  • Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Site #36: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 21.4 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 21.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elizabeth Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Factory Pond: 20.5 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Whale Rock and Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howard HillNNW 349°209 m5.7 mi
Ekonk HillW 265°204 m8.0 mi
Bald HillSSW 199°203 m2.6 mi
Bennett HillNNW 339°197 m7.2 mi
Cucumber HillNW 324°195 m6.6 mi
Bare HillWSW 252°193 m8.8 mi
Cranberry HillNNW 340°189 m3.9 mi
Gibson HillWNW 301°189 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5266071268

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