Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Eight Rod Farm
Eight Rod Farm is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55482, -71.18548
- 3.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 17.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Eight Rod Farm: 0.5 mi
- Eight Rod Farm: 0.8 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 1.1 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 1.3 mi
- High Hill Point: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Windmill Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 1.3 mi
- Simmons Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nootas Hill: 3.4 mi
- Nootas Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Weetamoo Woods: 1.0 mi
- CAMARA - "The Ponderosa": 3.3 mi
- Albro Woods: 4.3 mi
- Green Animals Topiary Garden: 5.6 mi
- Frank Carson Playground: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Sandy Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Peckham Beach: 3.5 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 4.9 mi
- Teddy Beach: 5.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 3.0 mi
- Patriots Park: 5.0 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Newport Car Museum: 5.0 mi
- Whitehall Museum House: 5.2 mi
- Prudence Island Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Newport Art Museum: 7.9 mi
- Newport Historical Society and Museum: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 53
- Statue of Roger Williams: 7.6 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 8.0 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 8.0 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 8.9 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 48
- Newport Polo: 3.3 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 8.0 mi
- Old Colony House: 8.0 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 8.0 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 20
- Ecological Oasis: 3.2 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 3.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.8 mi
- The Blue Garden: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- The Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Marys Seat: 7.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Rams Head: 11.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 12.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 13.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.3 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 13.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Big Beach: 19.8 mi
- Little Beach: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Eight Rod Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNE 29° | 109 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | N 357° | 95 m | 6.8 mi |
| Slate Hill | WSW 256° | 87 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | N 359° | 85 m | 7.4 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | WNW 300° | 82 m | 16.5 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 0° | 77 m | 8.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 1° | 77 m | 8.3 mi |
| Congdon Hill | W 263° | 75 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1017485583
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 4 mi
- Newport County · 4 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Tiverton · 5 mi
- Middletown · 6 mi
- Newport · 8 mi
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