World War I Monument
World War I Monument is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Providence, RI monument to World War I.
Dates from 1929.
Wikidata Q62009005, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 45.72 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 5.4 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 · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Market Square: 0.1 mi
- Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Burnside Park: 0.2 mi
- BankNewport City Center: 0.3 mi
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House: 0.1 mi
- The Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design: 0.1 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 0.2 mi
- John Brown House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Still Here: 0.1 mi
- Turk's Head: 0.1 mi
- Elevation II: 0.2 mi
- Little Bear Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Ambrose Burnside Statue: 0.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial: 0.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Rhode Island IX State Memorial and Remembrance Park: 0.1 mi
- Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baileys Butts: 1.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.1 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.9 mi
- Waterplace Park: 0.3 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.5 mi
- Naturescape: 2.5 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.5 mi
- Soaring Eagle Zip Ride: 2.6 mi
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 3.1 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 3.7 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
- Conservation Commission: 4.2 mi
- Cushing Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 3.3 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 4.3 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 4.7 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.9 mi
- Radeke Garden: 0.1 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 0.4 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 0.5 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 5.2 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 5.2 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 5.2 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 5.2 mi
- Summit Wall: 5.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 9.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 12.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 12.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- 16-34: 13.0 mi
- Little Beach: 14.8 mi
- Big Beach: 15.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 0.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of World War I Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 260° | 210 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 268° | 174 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | WSW 259° | 167 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 244° | 161 m | 8.5 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 250° | 154 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NW 305° | 144 m | 7.6 mi |
| Snake Hill | WNW 287° | 144 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wionkhiege Hill | NW 305° | 143 m | 9.4 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 | 15:34 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/675650126
Day trips start here
- Providence/Downtown · 0 mi
- Providence · 1 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 1 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 1 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 1 mi
- Providence/Smith Hill · 1 mi
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