Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Eight Rod Farm
Eight Rod Farm is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 4.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55100, -71.17653
- 4.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 17.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Eight Rod Farm: 0.5 mi
- Eight Rod Farm: 0.7 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 1.7 mi
- High Hill Point: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Weetamoo Woods: 1.1 mi
- CAMARA - "The Ponderosa": 3.0 mi
- Albro Woods: 4.7 mi
- Paradise Valley Park: 5.9 mi
- Green Animals Topiary Garden: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Windmill Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 1.8 mi
- Simmons Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nootas Hill: 2.9 mi
- Nootas Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.1 mi
- Patriots Park: 5.5 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Sandy Point Beach: 3.0 mi
- Peckham Beach: 3.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 4.7 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 5.3 mi
- Horseneck Beach: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Newport Car Museum: 5.5 mi
- Whitehall Museum House: 5.5 mi
- Prudence Island Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 8.1 mi
- Newport Art Museum: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 53
- Statue of Roger Williams: 8.0 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 8.2 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 8.2 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 9.1 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 48
- Newport Polo: 3.7 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 8.1 mi
- Old Colony House: 8.2 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 8.3 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 20
- Ecological Oasis: 2.9 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 3.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.6 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
- The Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Marys Seat: 7.8 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Usher Rocks: 9.6 mi
- Rams Head: 11.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 12.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 13.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.5 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 13.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 16.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Big Beach: 20.3 mi
- Little Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 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 27° | 109 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | N 354° | 95 m | 7.1 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 261° | 87 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cook Hill | N 356° | 85 m | 7.7 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | WNW 300° | 82 m | 17.1 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 357° | 77 m | 8.5 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 358° | 77 m | 8.5 mi |
| Congdon Hill | W 264° | 75 m | 16.1 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1017485584
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 4 mi
- Newport County · 5 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Middletown · 6 mi
- Tiverton · 6 mi
- Newport · 8 mi
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