Barrington Preservation Society Museum
Barrington Preservation Society Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Lippitt Hill stands 129 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Barrington Honor Roll, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Barrington Preservation Society is a museum and preservation society in Barrington, Rhode Island. The BPS was founded in 1885 as the “Barrington Historic Antiquarian Society” and renamed the “Barrington Preservation Society” in 1965. The society is dedicated to telling the history of the Town of Barrington, Rhode Island through its museum and events.
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Dates from 1885.
Wikidata Q21014378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 4.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 12.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 4 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Barrington Honor Roll: 0.1 mi
- Massasoit Sacred Circle Monument: 1.3 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 1.7 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 2.6 mi
- Lundgren: 0.3 mi
- Police Cove Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Sowams Road: 0.7 mi
- Joe Pesce Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Prince Hill: 0.5 mi
- Burr Hill: 1.8 mi
- Primrose Hill: 1.9 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.1 mi
- Margarets Rock: 2.7 mi
- James Maxwell House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Federal Blues Rhode Island Militia Armory: 1.4 mi
- Narragansett Steam Fire Engine Company: 1.4 mi
- Warren Armory: 1.5 mi
- Charles W. Greene Museum: 1.5 mi
- Currier Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Woods: 1.6 mi
- Haile Farm Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Lion's Head: 1.7 mi
- Tall Cedars: 1.8 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bristol Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 4.0 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 4.1 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 4.1 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 4.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 4.4 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 4.4 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 4.4 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 5.2 mi
- Roger Williams Botanical Center: 5.9 mi
- Temple to Music: 6.1 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 6.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.3 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 5.9 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 7.4 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 7.9 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 1.5 mi
- Usher Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Summit Wall: 12.7 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 12.7 mi
- Site #36: 13.3 mi
- Little Beach: 14.5 mi
- Big Beach: 14.6 mi
- 4: 17.8 mi
- 6: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 4.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 4.0 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 15.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.9 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.5 mi
- The Falls: 16.9 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 19.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 10.0 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 15.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.8 mi
- Beavertail Light: 20.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 20.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Barrington Preservation Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippitt Hill | W 273° | 129 m | 11.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | WSW 246° | 113 m | 10.7 mi |
| Applehouse Hill | WNW 286° | 112 m | 10.8 mi |
| Suckatunkanuc Hill | WNW 297° | 111 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sutamachute Hill | WNW 293° | 110 m | 11.5 mi |
| Secesakut Hill | WNW 303° | 105 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SE 136° | 95 m | 8.5 mi |
| Stump Hill | NNW 330° | 93 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366690837
Day trips start here
- Barrington · 1 mi
- Warren · 1 mi
- Bristol County · 3 mi
- Bristol · 4 mi
- Seekonk · 5 mi
- East Providence · 6 mi
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