John Brown House Museum
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John Brown House Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Annmary Brown Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
The John Brown House borders the campus of Brown University at 52 Power Street on College Hill in Providence, Rhode Island. Completed in 1788, it was the first mansion to be built in Providence and is named after its first owner, John Brown, a statesman, merchant, slave trader, and early benefactor of the University. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. The American president John Quincy Adams called it "the most magnificent and elegant private mansion that I have ever seen on this continent."
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Dates from 1788.
Wikidata Q6223544, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rhode Island Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 5.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 8.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Annmary Brown Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Hughes Court: 0.1 mi
- Patriots Court: 0.1 mi
- Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial: 0.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Little Bear Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Caesar Augustus: 0.2 mi
- Idee di pietra: 0.2 mi
- Marcus Aurelius: 0.2 mi
- Reclining Figure No. 2 — Bridge Prop: 0.2 mi
- Gardner Jackson Park: 0.2 mi
- Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Brassil Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Providence Innovation District Park: 0.3 mi
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House: 0.2 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 0.2 mi
- The Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design: 0.4 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Providence Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Waterplace Park: 0.6 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 0.8 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.4 mi
- Naturescape: 2.4 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.4 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.0 mi
- Baileys Butts: 1.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.0 mi
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 3.4 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Conservation Commission: 4.0 mi
- Cushing Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 3.2 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 4.6 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 4.9 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 7.1 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
- Radeke Garden: 0.3 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 0.3 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 0.5 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Site #36: 6.0 mi
- 4: 12.9 mi
- 3: 12.9 mi
- 6: 13.0 mi
- 5: 13.0 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 5.4 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 5.4 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 5.4 mi
- Summit Wall: 5.4 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 5.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.5 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 12.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.1 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.4 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of John Brown House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 262° | 210 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 269° | 174 m | 7.8 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 260° | 167 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 246° | 161 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 324° | 155 m | 9.2 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 252° | 154 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NW 305° | 144 m | 7.9 mi |
| Snake Hill | WNW 288° | 144 m | 9.7 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 | 07:10 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/309146529
Day trips start here
- Providence/Downtown · 0 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 0 mi
- Providence · 1 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 1 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 1 mi
- Providence/Smith Hill · 1 mi
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