Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Seapowet Marsh Management Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59406, -71.20401
- 2.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 5.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 16.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Pardon Gray Preserve: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Wilcox Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jiley Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nannaquaket Hill: 2.3 mi
- Butts Hill: 2.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 60
- Grinnell's Beach: 2.1 mi
- Teddy Beach: 2.3 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 2.3 mi
- Island Park Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Weetamoo Woods: 2.5 mi
- Green Animals Topiary Garden: 3.7 mi
- Pheasant Drive Public Access Point: 3.7 mi
- Mt. Hope Park: 3.9 mi
- Low Lane Public Access: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Patriots Park: 2.9 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 3.3 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Newport Car Museum: 4.3 mi
- Prudence Island Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 5.9 mi
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 6.1 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 58
- Statue of Roger Williams: 4.8 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 6.3 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 7.8 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 7.9 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 57
- Newport Polo: 3.5 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 6.4 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 7.9 mi
- Battleship Cove: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 25
- Herb Garden: 5.3 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 6.0 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 6.1 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.3 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Ferry Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 6.4 mi
- The Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Marys Seat: 9.0 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 9.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 11.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 13.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 19.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 12.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 13.4 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 14.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 14.2 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Big Beach: 18.3 mi
- Little Beach: 18.3 mi
- Site #36: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NE 40° | 109 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | N 9° | 95 m | 4.1 mi |
| Slate Hill | SW 221° | 87 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | N 10° | 85 m | 4.7 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | WNW 293° | 82 m | 14.5 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 11° | 77 m | 5.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 11° | 77 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hammond Hill | WSW 249° | 73 m | 14.1 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1017481383
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 2 mi
- Tiverton · 2 mi
- Newport County · 3 mi
- Bristol · 7 mi
- Little Compton · 7 mi
- Middletown · 7 mi
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