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Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge

Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Lippitt Hill stands 129 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Halfmile Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.70947, -71.28625

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Halfmile Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Burr Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Fort Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Juniper Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Perry-Tavares Farm Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Aaron Avenue: 0.8 mi
  • Burrs Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Bristol Town Park: 1.0 mi
  • Warren Common: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • King Philip's Remains: 0.9 mi
  • Massasoit Sacred Circle Monument: 1.5 mi
  • In Memory of Hugh Cole: 1.7 mi
  • Warren Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 2.0 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Naomi Street: 1.4 mi
  • Gooding Avenue: 1.5 mi
  • Moriarty: 1.9 mi
  • Silver Creek: 1.9 mi
  • Francesca Street: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 2.4 mi
  • Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 2.4 mi
  • Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 2.6 mi
  • Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 2.6 mi
  • John Muir Ecological Pier: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Beaches: 58
Gardens: 27
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Brown University Student Garden: 9.7 mi
  • The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
  • J. R. Workman Garden: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 21
  • Little Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Big Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Site #36: 15.7 mi
  • 4: 20.0 mi
  • 6: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 4.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 4.7 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 17.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 4
Lighthouses: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lippitt HillWNW 282°129 m13.3 mi
Andrews HillWSW 254°116 m12.6 mi
Spencer HillWSW 259°113 m11.1 mi
Applehouse HillWNW 294°112 m12.5 mi
Copicut HillE 86°109 m11.7 mi
Pocasset HillSE 129°95 m6.3 mi
The summitNW 307°90 m11.7 mi
Neutaconkanut HillNW 305°89 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1119:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1015:3416:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506069757467554536
Precip in4.03.85.64.53.63.73.03.83.94.54.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1333481384

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