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Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory

Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory from directly overhead

Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Glocester Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

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Gloucester Light Infantry Rhode Island Militia
Getting there

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Coordinates41.91256, -71.66689

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Glocester Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pascoag Reservoir Fishing Access: 2.8 mi
  • Marion Irons Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Union Pond Fishermans Access: 3.3 mi
  • Granite Mill Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Oakland Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Harris Mill Ruins: 5.4 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 5.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 6.3 mi
  • Bryant Archway: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Spring Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Spring Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Black Hut State Management Area: 5.2 mi
  • Black Hut State Management Area: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 58
  • Statue of Hachikō: 10.1 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 12.7 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 13.0 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 13.1 mi
  • Monsignor Cavallaro: 13.9 mi
Museums: 53
  • Dorr Rebellion Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Johnston Historical Society: 9.5 mi
  • Museum of Work and Culture: 9.8 mi
  • Thompson Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 53
Beaches: 29
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 11.8 mi
  • 1: 19.0 mi
  • 2: 19.0 mi
  • 3: 19.1 mi
  • 4: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Rain Gardens: 12.9 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 9
  • Thirsty Beaver: 7.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillSW 233°256 m7.3 mi
Durfee HillWSW 250°244 m4.2 mi
Whites HillWSW 246°240 m6.1 mi
Pine HillWSW 245°235 m5.2 mi
Benson MountainNW 310°226 m8.6 mi
Mount HygeiaSW 229°224 m6.4 mi
Chopmist HillS 182°223 m4.9 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 249°223 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1219:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1215:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8766507718

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