Bristol Train of Artillery Museum
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Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Andrews Hill stands 116 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bristol Town Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Bristol Train of Artillery Museum is an armory museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, which is the meeting place of the Bristol Train of Artillery, a militia artillery unit of the Rhode Island Island State Militia and a member of the Rhode Island Independent Military Organizations. The Bristol Train of Artillery was chartered on February 12, 1776 and has been in uninterrupted existence since then. The current building, which houses the museum collection, dates to 1843. The Museum "collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, drawings, paintings of events. Some records from the American Civil War, but much has been lost. Some exhibits of guns, uniforms, flags, hats, helmets, swords and other militaria." The museum is open by appointment only.
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Wikidata Q21028444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bristol Train of Artillery
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- On the Route 114 and High Street
- 9.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 10.3 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 8 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bristol Town Common: 0.1 mi
- Rockwell Park: 0.3 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Independence Park: 0.4 mi
- Constitution Street Public Access: 0.4 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Bristol Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- Linden Place Museum: 0.2 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 0.6 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 0.2 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 1.7 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 2.9 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.0 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 3.0 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 0.2 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 6.1 mi
- Battleship Cove: 6.1 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 6.2 mi
- Tanyard Reservoir: 0.4 mi
- Silver Creek: 0.8 mi
- Moriarty: 0.9 mi
- Francesca Street: 0.9 mi
- Naomi Street: 1.3 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 0.4 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 3.2 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 3.6 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 3.8 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.7 mi
- Juniper Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 0.9 mi
- Ferry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.7 mi
- Bristol Town Beach: 1.5 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 2.5 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- Island Park Beach: 4.0 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 4.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.2 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.4 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 12.3 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 12.3 mi
- Little Beach: 14.6 mi
- Big Beach: 14.7 mi
- Site #36: 18.3 mi
- 4: 22.7 mi
- 6: 22.7 mi
- Usher Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 3.6 mi
- The Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Marys Seat: 13.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.9 mi
- The Falls: 13.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.9 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 22.3 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 12.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 13.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.7 mi
- Beavertail Light: 16.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 16.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Bristol Train of Artillery Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | W 266° | 116 m | 12.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | W 272° | 113 m | 11.5 mi |
| Copicut Hill | ENE 73° | 109 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | ESE 107° | 95 m | 4.4 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 178° | 87 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cook Hill | E 99° | 85 m | 4.5 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | W 272° | 82 m | 9.7 mi |
| Natick Hill | WNW 281° | 79 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1312129202
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 1 mi
- Bristol County · 2 mi
- Tiverton · 4 mi
- Warren · 4 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Barrington · 6 mi
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