Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Bleachery Woods
Bleachery Woods is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Weaver Hill stands 184 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is East Greenwich Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of East Greenwich
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65164, -71.45944
- 6.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 10.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 8 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bleachery Pond State Land: 0.2 mi
- Potowomut Conservation Easement: 0.9 mi
- DelVecchio Farm: 2.3 mi
- Hunt River Glen: 3.1 mi
- Dead Swamp: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 0.7 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 5.9 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 8.8 mi
- Ferdinand II: 9.3 mi
- Pineapple: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 0.8 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 2.8 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 1.0 mi
- Seabee Museum: 3.1 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 3.3 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Drum Rock Hill: 1.6 mi
- The Mount: 2.0 mi
- Spencer Hill: 2.6 mi
- Andrews Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Chepiwanoxet Park: 1.7 mi
- Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.8 mi
- McGinn Park: 2.2 mi
- Masonic - Shriners Family Center: 2.9 mi
- Frenchtown Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 56
- Buttonwoods Beach: 3.1 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.6 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 5.0 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 54
- Temple to Music: 9.2 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 9.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 9.4 mi
- Roger Williams Botanical Center: 9.4 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 24
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 9.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.1 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Usher Rocks: 8.7 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Lion Head: 14.0 mi
- Rams Head: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 0.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 0.4 mi
- The Falls: 9.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.7 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 13.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Little Beach: 4.9 mi
- Big Beach: 5.0 mi
- Site #36: 17.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 0.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 8.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 14.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bleachery Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Hill | W 273° | 184 m | 10.6 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | WSW 258° | 181 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 329° | 161 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 237° | 158 m | 10.5 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | WSW 254° | 156 m | 9.7 mi |
| Horn Hill | NNW 332° | 154 m | 10.5 mi |
| Harkney Hill | W 281° | 150 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lawton Hill | NNW 336° | 141 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1427822500
Day trips start here
- East Greenwich · 1 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 1 mi
- West Warwick · 4 mi
- Quonset Point · 5 mi
- Warwick · 5 mi
- Wickford · 5 mi
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