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Westerly Armory

Westerly Armory is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilcox Park, a park 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 2.8 miles off.

The story

The Westerly Armory is an historic National Guard armory building located on Railroad Avenue, west of downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.

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Wikidata Q7987407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38204, -71.82717

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilcox Park: 0.3 mi
  • "Bushel" Sposato Park: 0.3 mi
  • Craig's Field: 0.4 mi
  • Donahue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Margin Street Knoll: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 48
Artworks: 24
  • Ninigret Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Penguin: 6.5 mi
  • Stone Turtle: 6.5 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 6.7 mi
  • Mjolnir: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascade: 10.0 mi
  • Cascade: 10.2 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Pavilion: 8.4 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 8.6 mi
  • Skate Hut: 15.2 mi
  • Powder House: 15.3 mi
  • Big Beach: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Factory Pond: 11.8 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Westerly Armory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNW 324°163 m9.8 mi
Chapman HillNNW 347°158 m7.9 mi
Barns HillNNW 329°155 m9.1 mi
Pendleton HillN 354°153 m8.4 mi
Bay MountainNNW 338°152 m11.9 mi
Stewart HillNNW 337°149 m7.2 mi
Ayer HillNW 316°144 m9.7 mi
Cossaduck HillNNW 328°139 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/547946429

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