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Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge

Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Howard Hill stands 209 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whale Rock and Lighthouse, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.66939, -71.68816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 0.7 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 5.2 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 5.3 mi
  • Hell's Half Acre: 6.1 mi
  • Tarbox Cemetery: 7.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • The Point: 4.4 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Amgen Park: 6.3 mi
  • Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 7.6 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 11.6 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 12.4 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 13.9 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Statue: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 48
Attractions: 42
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 17
Gardens: 17
  • Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Big Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 20.7 mi
  • Site #36: 20.8 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 20.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elizabeth Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Factory Pond: 19.8 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howard HillNNW 347°209 m6.5 mi
Ekonk HillW 270°204 m8.3 mi
Bald HillSSW 213°203 m2.2 mi
Bennett HillNNW 339°197 m7.9 mi
Cucumber HillNW 325°195 m7.4 mi
Bare HillWSW 257°193 m9.0 mi
Cranberry HillNNW 339°189 m4.6 mi
Gibson HillNW 304°189 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:25
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/368039013

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