Herreshoff Marine Museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Andrews Hill stands 116 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Street Public Access, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
The Herreshoff Marine Museum is a maritime museum in Bristol, Rhode Island dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and America's Cup. The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company (1878–1945) was most notable for producing sailing yachts, including eight America's Cup defenders, and steam-powered vessels. The museum, situated near Narragansett Bay on the grounds where the manufacturing company once stood, has a collection of over sixty boats including Nathanael Greene Herreshoff's Clara, built in 1887, Harold Vanderbilt's Trivia, and the 1992 IACC yacht, Defiant. The Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Model Room contains over 500 yacht and steam yacht models and the Rebecca Chase Herreshoff Library holds a collection of books and manuscripts related to the company, the Herreshoff family, and yachting. The museum also hosts symposia related to yacht design and operates a sailing school.
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Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q5743968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- On the Route 114 and High Street
- 9.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 10.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
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
- Union Street Public Access: 0.2 mi
- Constitution Street Public Access: 0.4 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- The Bristol Town Common: 0.5 mi
- Rockwell Park: 0.5 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 0.3 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 4.2 mi
- Patriots Park: 4.3 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 0.4 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 1.2 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 3.3 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.4 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 3.4 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 0.5 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 0.5 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 0.6 mi
- Linden Place Museum: 0.6 mi
- Bristol Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 0.5 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 0.7 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 6.3 mi
- Battleship Cove: 6.3 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 6.3 mi
- Tanyard Reservoir: 0.6 mi
- Silver Creek: 1.4 mi
- Moriarty: 1.4 mi
- Francesca Street: 1.4 mi
- Naomi Street: 1.9 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ferry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Juniper Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.8 mi
- Bristol Town Beach: 2.0 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 2.9 mi
- Island Park Beach: 3.5 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 3.6 mi
- Teddy Beach: 3.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.7 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.9 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 11.7 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 11.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 12.2 mi
- Little Beach: 14.6 mi
- Big Beach: 14.7 mi
- Site #36: 18.8 mi
- 4: 23.2 mi
- 6: 23.2 mi
- Usher Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 4.2 mi
- The Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 10.0 mi
- The Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 21.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 22.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 11.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 13.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.7 mi
- Beavertail Light: 16.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 16.2 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Herreshoff Marine Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | W 269° | 116 m | 12.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | W 275° | 113 m | 11.7 mi |
| Copicut Hill | ENE 70° | 109 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | E 100° | 95 m | 4.2 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 178° | 87 m | 8.5 mi |
| Cook Hill | E 92° | 85 m | 4.3 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | W 275° | 82 m | 9.9 mi |
| Natick Hill | WNW 284° | 79 m | 12.8 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366691068
Day trips start here
- Bristol · 1 mi
- Bristol County · 3 mi
- Tiverton · 4 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Warren · 5 mi
- Barrington · 6 mi
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