Museum · Rhode Island
South County Museum
South County Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Pine Hill stands 158 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Pettaquamscutt Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Ministerial Road passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Rhode Island museum
Dates from 1933.
Wikidata Q7566911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- South County Museum
How to reach it
Coordinates41.43860, -71.46061
- 4.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 8.9 mi off the Shannock Road
- 8.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pettaquamscutt Park: 0.4 mi
- Sprague Park: 0.4 mi
- Canochet Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Casino Park: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Narragansett Indian Monument: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Carter Jackson Monument: 1.0 mi
- Whale Rock Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Sari's Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.6 mi
- Big White Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 2.6 mi
- Jumping Hill: 3.7 mi
Museums
- International Museum of World War II: 2.0 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 6.0 mi
- Sydney L Wright Memorial Museum of Indian Artifacts: 6.1 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 6.1 mi
- Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Galilee Bird Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 6.0 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 6.8 mi
- South Shore Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 50
- Camp Fuller Waterfront: 3.3 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 5.3 mi
- Collins Beach: 5.4 mi
- Castle Hill Beach: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 35
- The Towers: 0.6 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 2.0 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 2.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 2.6 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 33
- Grafitti Tunnel: 1.1 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 4.6 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 5.1 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 7.7 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Lion Head: 3.8 mi
- Rams Head: 5.3 mi
- Marys Seat: 9.0 mi
- The Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Clay Head: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 3.3 mi
- Beavertail Light: 3.3 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 20.3 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 20.3 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 4.9 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
- The Blue Garden: 6.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.9 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- The Falls: 5.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.0 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 19.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Nini Pavillion: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.7 mi
- Big Beach: 14.4 mi
- Little Beach: 14.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Plum Point Spring: 6.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 7.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of South County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | NW 316° | 158 m | 12.6 mi |
| Tefft Hill | NW 307° | 148 m | 13.4 mi |
| Casey Hill | NW 322° | 138 m | 11.7 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NNW 334° | 125 m | 11.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 300° | 110 m | 9.6 mi |
| Coon Hill | W 277° | 100 m | 14.7 mi |
| Yorker Hill | NNW 326° | 98 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | NW 315° | 97 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 1 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/543736316
Day trips start here
- Narragansett · 1 mi
- Wakefield · 2 mi
- South Kingstown · 4 mi
- Brenton Point State Park · 6 mi
- Dutch Island · 6 mi
- East Matunuck · 6 mi
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