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Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area

Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area from directly overhead

Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Acres Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.68896, -71.55452

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark: 0.7 mi
  • Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Arctic Gazebo: 1.9 mi
  • Amgen Park: 2.1 mi
  • Amgen Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 5.6 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 8.2 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 8.9 mi
  • Sri Chinmoy: 9.4 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 54
Attractions: 50
  • Crazy Corners: 9.1 mi
  • Temple to Music: 9.6 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Carousel: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Little Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Big Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Site #36: 16.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.8 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 12.1 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Factory Pond: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillN 7°210 m8.3 mi
Howard HillWNW 301°209 m9.7 mi
Bald HillWSW 249°203 m8.7 mi
Cranberry HillWNW 289°189 m9.0 mi
Weaver HillWSW 250°184 m6.1 mi
Bowen HillWNW 283°184 m8.1 mi
Weeks HillW 266°182 m7.1 mi
Big HillNW 308°182 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:58
June solstice05:1319:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:1115:3516:19

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1060377975

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