Governor William Sprague Mansion
Governor William Sprague Mansion is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 24 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sivo Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
building in Rhode Island, United States
Dates from 1790.
Wikidata Q5589625, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 24 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cranston Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 7.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 9.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sivo Park: 0.3 mi
- Randall Park: 0.6 mi
- Cranston Stadium: 0.7 mi
- Itri Park: 0.8 mi
- Mashapaug Pond Park: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 0.7 mi
- Neutaconkanut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Dugaway Hill: 1.5 mi
- The summit: 1.5 mi
- Sockanosset Hill: 1.5 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 0.8 mi
- Pineapple: 2.1 mi
- Brown R. Church: 2.1 mi
- Ferdinand II: 2.1 mi
- General Pulaski: 2.1 mi
- Roger Williams Statue: 2.1 mi
- Ebenezer Knight Dexter Statue: 2.1 mi
- The Fighting Gladiator: 2.2 mi
- Lions Memorial: 2.2 mi
- The Union Soldier: 2.2 mi
- Betsey Williams Cottage: 2.1 mi
- Museum of Natural History and Planetarium: 2.2 mi
- Temple to Music: 2.3 mi
- Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA): 2.6 mi
- Providence Children's Museum: 3.0 mi
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- John L. Curran State Park: 5.4 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 6.3 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 6.3 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 6.3 mi
- A World of Adaptations: 2.0 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.1 mi
- Woodlands Express! Train Ride (Seasonal): 2.1 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.1 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 3.5 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.4 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 6.9 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 2.6 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 3.4 mi
- Radeke Garden: 3.5 mi
- Site #36: 8.0 mi
- Little Beach: 11.6 mi
- Big Beach: 11.9 mi
- 4: 16.1 mi
- 3: 16.1 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 7.5 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 7.5 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 7.5 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 7.5 mi
- Summit Wall: 7.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 11.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 11.5 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.6 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 3.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 18.1 mi
- Beavertail Light: 23.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Governor William Sprague Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WNW 287° | 210 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 292° | 174 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tunk Hill | WSW 254° | 174 m | 8.9 mi |
| Field Hill | W 261° | 174 m | 10.1 mi |
| Steere Hill | NW 309° | 172 m | 10.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 278° | 167 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 256° | 161 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 344° | 155 m | 10.0 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 | 16:19 |
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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/657063857
Day trips start here
- Cranston · 2 mi
- Johnston · 2 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 2 mi
- Providence/South Providence · 2 mi
- Providence · 3 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 3 mi
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