Tomaquag Indian Museum
Tomaquag Indian Museum is a museum in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 57 m. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Troll Young Boulder, a artwork 0.6 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
The Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum is an Indigenous museum in Exeter, Rhode Island. The museum was founded by anthropologist Eva Butler and a Narragansett and Pokanoket woman named Princess Red Wing in 1958. It is one of the oldest tribal museums in the country and is located in Exeter, Rhode Island. The museum won a National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2016. The museum was nominated by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
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Wikidata Q7818257, matched on coordinates and name (30 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 7.7 mi off the Shannock Road
- 7.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.2 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 0.6 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 9.8 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 10.3 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.9 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 12.9 mi
- Audobon Society: 1.0 mi
- Audobon Society: 1.2 mi
- Audobon Society: 1.5 mi
- Richmond Heritage Trail: 3.7 mi
- Crawley Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Tefft Hill: 1.6 mi
- Skunk Hill: 1.8 mi
- Woody Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.7 mi
- Breakheart Hill: 3.1 mi
- Dawley Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 2.1 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Depot Square Park: 3.6 mi
- Beach Pond Boat Launch: 5.9 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 3.2 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 3.6 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 4.8 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 4.8 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 5.7 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 8.7 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 10.6 mi
- Paine House Museum: 11.6 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 13.2 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 12.2 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 12.7 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 13.5 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 14.0 mi
- Camp Fuller Waterfront: 14.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 12.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 12.2 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 12.9 mi
- The Towers: 15.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 15.9 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 10.0 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 19.4 mi
- The Blue Garden: 19.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 5.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- The Falls: 13.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.1 mi
- Lion Head: 17.4 mi
- Rams Head: 18.6 mi
- Marys Seat: 21.4 mi
- Usher Rocks: 22.2 mi
- Beavertail Light: 17.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 17.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 1.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 1.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 12.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.0 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 14.6 mi
- Old Spring: 17.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.0 mi
- Big Beach: 9.2 mi
- Little Beach: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Tomaquag Indian Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | NW 315° | 204 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 354° | 203 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bare Hill | NW 305° | 193 m | 10.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 320° | 186 m | 9.8 mi |
| Weaver Hill | NNE 14° | 184 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bowen Hill | N 357° | 184 m | 11.0 mi |
| Weeks Hill | N 2° | 182 m | 8.6 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNE 19° | 181 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366691017
Day trips start here
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 1 mi
- Wyoming · 3 mi
- Richmond · 4 mi
- Exeter · 5 mi
- West Greenwich · 5 mi
- Hopkinton · 8 mi
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