Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum
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Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Yorker Hill stands 98 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eisenhower Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
The Newport Artillery Company of Newport, Rhode Island was chartered in 1741 by the Rhode Island General Assembly during the reign of King George II of Great Britain. It is the oldest military unit in the United States operating under its original charter, and the company maintains a museum in its historic armory. The company has served in wars ranging from the French and Indian War to the First World War. Individual members of the Company have served in every war fought by the United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q4801135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1836
- Elevation
- 0 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Artillery Company of Newport
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 12.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eisenhower Park: 0.1 mi
- Washington Park: 0.1 mi
- Perrotti Park: 0.2 mi
- Touro Park: 0.3 mi
- Mary Ferrazzoli Park: 0.3 mi
- Oliver Perry Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fort Adams: 1.4 mi
- Anchor Park: 1.5 mi
- Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Newport Museum of Costume: 0.1 mi
- Old Colony House: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Newport History: 0.1 mi
- Newport Historical Society and Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Rhode Island Fisherman and Whale Museum: 0.2 mi
- Miantonomi Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bliss Hill: 1.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 2.4 mi
- Freebody Hill: 2.8 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 2.6 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 3.3 mi
- High Hill Point: 6.5 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 6.9 mi
- King Park Beach: 0.8 mi
- Easton's Beach: 1.2 mi
- Atlantic Beach: 1.5 mi
- Belmont Beach: 1.7 mi
- Gooseberry Beach: 2.1 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 0.3 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 0.3 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 0.9 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 9.4 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.6 mi
- Old Colony House: 0.1 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 0.2 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Newport Mansions Preservation Society: 1.0 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 1.3 mi
- The Blue Garden: 2.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 6.7 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 7.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 1.0 mi
- The Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Rams Head: 3.2 mi
- Lion Head: 4.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 6.1 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 13.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.1 mi
- The Falls: 6.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 24.6 mi
- Big Beach: 16.0 mi
- Little Beach: 16.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.6 mi
- Beavertail Light: 5.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Artillery Company of Newport Military Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorker Hill | WNW 282° | 98 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 275° | 97 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NNE 29° | 95 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sherman Hill | W 276° | 88 m | 10.4 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 35° | 87 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | NNE 29° | 85 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 262° | 78 m | 11.7 mi |
| Congdon Hill | WNW 286° | 75 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/947058844
Day trips start here
- Newport · 0 mi
- Middletown · 2 mi
- Brenton Point State Park · 3 mi
- Jamestown · 4 mi
- Dutch Island · 5 mi
- Newport County · 6 mi
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