Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Fogland Marsh Preserve
Fogland Marsh Preserve is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is High Hill Point, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 2.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54698, -71.20818
- 2.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 3.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 16.1 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
- High Hill Point: 0.3 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 0.3 mi
- Eight Rod Farm: 1.3 mi
- Eight Rod Farm: 1.7 mi
- Eight Rod Farm: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Windmill Hill: 0.7 mi
- Wilcox Hill: 1.6 mi
- Simmons Hill: 2.5 mi
- Barker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Slate Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Sandy Point Beach: 1.4 mi
- Peckham Beach: 2.3 mi
- Third Beach: 4.5 mi
- Second Beach: 4.8 mi
- Surfer's End: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Weetamoo Woods: 2.2 mi
- Albro Woods: 3.0 mi
- CAMARA - "The Ponderosa": 3.1 mi
- Paradise Valley Park: 4.5 mi
- Frank Carson Playground: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Whitehall Museum House: 4.0 mi
- Newport Car Museum: 4.0 mi
- Prudence Island Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Newport Historical Society and Museum: 6.7 mi
- Old Colony House: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 4.2 mi
- Patriots Park: 4.6 mi
- Archibald Gracie Lawence memorial stone: 5.2 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 54
- Matthew Perry Monument: 6.7 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 6.8 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 7.5 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 7.6 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 48
- Newport Polo: 2.2 mi
- Old Colony House: 6.7 mi
- Newport Cliff Walk – Forty Steps: 6.7 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 6.8 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 20
- Burchard Triangle: 3.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 3.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
- The Blue Garden: 8.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
- The Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Marys Seat: 6.3 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Usher Rocks: 8.9 mi
- Rams Head: 10.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 10.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 15.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 12.0 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 12.0 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 12.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.9 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Big Beach: 18.8 mi
- Little Beach: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Fogland Marsh Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNE 32° | 109 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | N 7° | 95 m | 7.3 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 261° | 87 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cook Hill | N 8° | 85 m | 8.0 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | NW 304° | 82 m | 15.8 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 8° | 77 m | 8.8 mi |
| Townsend Hill | N 8° | 77 m | 8.9 mi |
| Congdon Hill | W 264° | 75 m | 14.5 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 | 16:19 |
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 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport State AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1017486200
Day trips start here
- Newport County · 3 mi
- Little Compton · 4 mi
- Portsmouth · 4 mi
- Middletown · 5 mi
- Tiverton · 5 mi
- Newport · 7 mi
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