Nature reserve · Rhode Island
George Washington Picnic Grove
George Washington Picnic Grove is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bryant University Pond, a park 0.7 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Rhode Island
How to reach it
Coordinates41.91029, -71.53710
- 4.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 18.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bryant University Pond: 0.7 mi
- Bryant Pond: 0.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 0.7 mi
- Conaty Park: 1.0 mi
- Mowry Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Bryant Archway: 0.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 2.1 mi
- Harris Mill Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Columbus: 6.0 mi
- Oakland Mill: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Wolf Hill Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Ken Weber Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge: 3.0 mi
- Aldrich-Marshall Woods: 4.1 mi
- Booth Pond: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Wionkhiege Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.6 mi
- Forge Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nipsachuck Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Johnston Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Hearthside House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 5.6 mi
- Museum of Work and Culture: 6.2 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 60
- Statue of Hachikō: 6.6 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 6.9 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 7.1 mi
- Monsignor Cavallaro: 8.3 mi
- The Independent Man: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 54
- Cumberlandite: 7.7 mi
- Slater Mill: 8.3 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 8.3 mi
- Waterplace Park: 8.6 mi
- Crazy Corners: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 36
- Georgiaville Beach: 2.0 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 2.0 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 2.1 mi
- Steers Beach: 3.0 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 5.1 mi
- 1: 12.9 mi
- 2: 13.0 mi
- 3: 13.0 mi
- 4: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rain Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 8.3 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Radeke Garden: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Pond Cave: 5.2 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 5.3 mi
- Lower Heart: 5.3 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 5.4 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thirsty Beaver: 2.3 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 5.1 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 18.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 18.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 8.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of George Washington Picnic Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopmist Hill | SW 235° | 223 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tourtellotte Hill | W 259° | 213 m | 6.1 mi |
| Central Landfill | S 180° | 210 m | 7.0 mi |
| Absalona Hill | W 266° | 198 m | 4.4 mi |
| Keech Hill | W 277° | 194 m | 4.1 mi |
| Woonsocket Hill | N 350° | 180 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 188° | 174 m | 6.2 mi |
| Steere Hill | WSW 245° | 172 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11910058041
Day trips start here
- Smithfield · 1 mi
- North Smithfield · 4 mi
- Providence County · 4 mi
- Lincoln · 5 mi
- North Providence · 5 mi
- Woonsocket · 6 mi
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