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Cumberland Monastery

Cumberland Monastery from directly overhead

Cumberland Monastery is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Woonsocket Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Nine Men's Misery Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 2.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.94014, -71.40826

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Nine Men's Misery Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Monk's Quarry: 0.2 mi
  • Cumberland Veteran's Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Honor Roll: 3.0 mi
  • Liberty Arming the Patriot: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Falls Fire Barn Museum: 5.3 mi
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 5.9 mi
  • Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Girl Scout Well Field: 1.8 mi
  • Adamsdale Well Field: 1.9 mi
  • Adamsdale Well Field: 2.0 mi
  • Veterans Park: 2.1 mi
  • Blackstone River Bikeway: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 6.0 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.3 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.3 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.4 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 56
  • Slater Mill: 4.5 mi
  • Cumberlandite: 5.1 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 7.5 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 7.8 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 45
Gardens: 33
  • Rain Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 5.7 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Julia's Garden: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 2.8 mi
  • 4: 6.3 mi
  • 2: 6.3 mi
  • 3: 6.3 mi
  • 5: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Rest areas: 8
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 1.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 1.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 7.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Cumberland Monastery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woonsocket HillWNW 289°180 m7.9 mi
Whortleberry HillWNW 287°169 m6.3 mi
Nipsachuck HillW 271°167 m8.2 mi
Beacon Pole HillNNW 330°162 m4.3 mi
Rocky HillW 263°155 m5.3 mi
Catamint HillNNW 336°152 m4.6 mi
Black Plain HillWNW 284°150 m8.8 mi
Bald HillNNW 344°145 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/552140152

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