Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Potowomut Conservation Easement
Potowomut Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Weaver Hill stands 184 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.63820, -71.46015
- 5.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 9.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 11.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 0.4 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 5.0 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 9.7 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 9.8 mi
- Ferdinand II: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Bleachery Woods: 0.9 mi
- Bleachery Pond State Land: 1.1 mi
- DelVecchio Farm: 1.5 mi
- Hunt River Glen: 2.3 mi
- Dead Swamp: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.2 mi
- McGinn Park: 1.3 mi
- Frenchtown Park: 2.6 mi
- Chepiwanoxet Park: 2.6 mi
- Frenchtown Recreation Facility: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- The Mount: 1.4 mi
- Drum Rock Hill: 2.6 mi
- Spencer Hill: 3.3 mi
- Andrews Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cocumcussoc: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 1.7 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 1.9 mi
- Seabee Museum: 2.2 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 2.9 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 4.2 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 55
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 2.9 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 3.9 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 4.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.4 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 53
- Burnside Memorial Building: 9.8 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 10.1 mi
- Temple to Music: 10.1 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 10.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 24
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.5 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 10.9 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Usher Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Lion Head: 13.1 mi
- Rams Head: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 1.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 1.2 mi
- The Falls: 8.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.3 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 14.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 4.8 mi
- Little Beach: 4.8 mi
- Site #36: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 0.7 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 7.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 13.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 13.4 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Potowomut Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Hill | W 278° | 184 m | 10.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | W 263° | 181 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 332° | 161 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 242° | 158 m | 10.0 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | W 259° | 156 m | 9.5 mi |
| Harkney Hill | WNW 286° | 150 m | 10.1 mi |
| Lawton Hill | NNW 338° | 141 m | 11.1 mi |
| Casey Hill | WSW 238° | 138 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/858359411
Day trips start here
- East Greenwich · 1 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 2 mi
- Quonset Point · 4 mi
- Wickford · 4 mi
- West Warwick · 5 mi
- Warwick · 6 mi
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