Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 67 m. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shrub Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 0.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 67 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58980, -71.57013
- 0.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 7.5 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 9.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shrub Hill: 0.5 mi
- Casey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Exeter Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.4 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Queen River Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Eleanor Tremblay Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Brownell Plot: 2.0 mi
- Dead Swamp: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Hell's Half Acre: 2.2 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 4.4 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 7.2 mi
Parks
- Frenchtown Recreation Facility: 3.5 mi
- Shovlin Park: 4.0 mi
- Frenchtown Park: 4.2 mi
- Amgen Park: 4.8 mi
- Amgen Park: 4.8 mi
Museums
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 3.8 mi
- Seabee Museum: 6.4 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 7.0 mi
- Paine House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 58
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 4.4 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 6.4 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 6.5 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 7.2 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 52
- Compass Rose Beach: 8.0 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 8.3 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 9.9 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 46
- Labyrinth: 10.0 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 12.1 mi
- The Towers: 12.5 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 13.8 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 7.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.7 mi
- The Blue Garden: 14.9 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Lion Head: 13.1 mi
- Rams Head: 13.9 mi
- Usher Rocks: 15.2 mi
- Marys Seat: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Payne's Pond Falls: 7.1 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 7.1 mi
- The Falls: 8.3 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 9.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 13.1 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 3.3 mi
- Little Beach: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 16.1 mi
- Site #36: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.6 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Elizabeth Spring: 7.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 8.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 13.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.6 mi
- Old Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | WNW 297° | 203 m | 8.1 mi |
| Weaver Hill | NW 315° | 184 m | 6.9 mi |
| Weeks Hill | NW 315° | 182 m | 8.9 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | WNW 291° | 181 m | 5.5 mi |
| Nipmuc Hill | NNW 335° | 181 m | 10.8 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | W 276° | 168 m | 10.6 mi |
| Penny Hill | WNW 286° | 159 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 246° | 158 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357260730
Day trips start here
- Exeter · 3 mi
- West Greenwich · 5 mi
- East Greenwich · 6 mi
- Kent County · 6 mi
- Wickford · 6 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 7 mi
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