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Audubon Nature Reserve

Audubon Nature Reserve from directly overhead

Audubon Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the north, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaudoin Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.69730, -71.65375

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • The Point: 2.8 mi
  • Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 4.9 mi
  • Amgen Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
  • Tarbox Cemetery: 6.7 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Hell's Half Acre: 6.8 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 6.9 mi
Museums
Artworks: 58
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 9.7 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 10.4 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 11.4 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 12.3 mi
  • Sri Chinmoy: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 50
Attractions: 41
Gardens: 20
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 15.3 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 5.6 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 17.9 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 17.9 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Site #36: 18.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.6 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Factory Pond: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Audubon Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chopmist HillN 355°223 m10.0 mi
Central LandfillNE 38°210 m9.8 mi
Howard HillNW 323°209 m5.4 mi
Ekonk HillW 259°204 m10.3 mi
Bald HillSW 218°203 m4.8 mi
Bennett HillNW 320°197 m7.2 mi
Cucumber HillNW 304°195 m7.3 mi
Cranberry HillNW 305°189 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1030839860

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