Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Hunt River Glen
Hunt River Glen is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fry Brook Recreation Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.61245, -71.48878
- 2.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 10.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.5 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 11.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.4 mi
- McGinn Park: 1.4 mi
- Frenchtown Park: 1.5 mi
- Frenchtown Recreation Facility: 1.8 mi
- Shovlin Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 1.4 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 3.9 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 5.1 mi
Museums
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 1.5 mi
- Seabee Museum: 2.1 mi
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 4.1 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 6.2 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Potowomut Conservation Easement: 2.3 mi
- DelVecchio Farm: 2.5 mi
- Bleachery Woods: 3.1 mi
- Bleachery Pond State Land: 3.2 mi
- Dead Swamp: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Cocumcussoc: 2.4 mi
- Hornbeam Chapel: 2.5 mi
- The Mount: 3.0 mi
- Pork Hill: 3.2 mi
- Andrews Hill: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 56
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 2.4 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 3.0 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 8.7 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 9.1 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 54
- Compass Rose Beach: 4.2 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 4.4 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 6.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 6.7 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 43
- Jamestown Golf Course: 9.7 mi
- Labyrinth: 11.0 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 11.7 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 11.9 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 8.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.0 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 12.6 mi
- The Blue Garden: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Usher Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Lion Head: 12.0 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Rams Head: 12.3 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 3.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 3.3 mi
- The Falls: 7.0 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 14.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 16.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 3.7 mi
- Little Beach: 3.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.1 mi
- Site #36: 20.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 3.0 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 6.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 12.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hunt River Glen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | W 281° | 203 m | 11.7 mi |
| Weaver Hill | WNW 290° | 184 m | 9.7 mi |
| Weeks Hill | WNW 295° | 182 m | 11.5 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | W 273° | 181 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 343° | 161 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 248° | 158 m | 7.9 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | W 270° | 156 m | 7.8 mi |
| Harkney Hill | WNW 299° | 150 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:35 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- East Greenwich · 3 mi
- Wickford · 3 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 4 mi
- Quonset Point · 4 mi
- North Kingstown · 6 mi
- West Warwick · 6 mi
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