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George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge

George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Biscuit Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Audubon Society of Rhode Island

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.72462, -71.68960

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 3.0 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • The Point: 5.4 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 3.2 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 8.8 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 9.0 mi
  • Hell's Half Acre: 9.3 mi
Museums
Artworks: 55
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 11.4 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 12.1 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 12.9 mi
  • Pineapple: 14.6 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 33
Beaches: 33
Waterfalls: 17
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 4.4 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 15.9 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 17.8 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 17.8 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Big Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Site #36: 18.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 24.5 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Factory Pond: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNNW 332°256 m9.8 mi
Mount HygeiaNNW 337°224 m9.5 mi
Chopmist HillN 7°223 m8.1 mi
Pray HillNNW 344°216 m9.4 mi
Bear HillNW 323°215 m10.0 mi
Central LandfillNE 54°210 m9.8 mi
Howard HillNNW 331°209 m2.8 mi
Ekonk HillWSW 245°204 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:26
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/853415574

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