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Newport Historical Society and Museum

Newport Historical Society and Museum from directly overhead

Newport Historical Society and Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Yorker Hill stands 98 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Colony House, a museum 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.

The story

American historical organization in Rhode Island

Dates from 1854.

Wikidata Q7018891, matched on coordinates and name (10 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48926, -71.31186

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bliss Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Miantonomi Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Fort Wetherill: 2.5 mi
  • Freebody Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 55
Artworks: 53
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 4
  • Plum Point Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Factory Pond: 16.4 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Big Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 20.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Newport Historical Society and Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yorker HillWNW 282°98 m12.0 mi
Mount PleasantW 275°97 m12.5 mi
Pocasset HillNNE 29°95 m12.9 mi
Sherman HillW 276°88 m10.5 mi
Slate HillNE 34°87 m4.3 mi
Cook HillNNE 28°85 m13.5 mi
Tefft HillW 262°78 m11.8 mi
Congdon HillWNW 286°75 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:57
June solstice05:1219:4120:23
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:0915:3516:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339485765717166564638
Precip in4.03.64.64.73.93.23.23.33.84.73.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/366691084

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