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Richmond Heritage Trail

Richmond Heritage Trail from directly overhead

Richmond Heritage Trail is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shannock Road passes 4.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Richmond
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50907, -71.66765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Audobon Society: 2.4 mi
  • Audobon Society: 2.5 mi
  • Audobon Society: 2.7 mi
  • Crawley Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 2.5 mi
  • Dawley Memorial State Park: 3.5 mi
  • Dawley Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Abbey Perry Park: 4.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Great Swamp Fight Site: 4.7 mi
  • Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 5.6 mi
  • H. C. Anthony Stockade: 5.8 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 6.1 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 56
Artworks: 40
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 3.6 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Rhody the Ram: 7.5 mi
  • Giant Troll Greta Granit: 9.5 mi
  • Giant Troll Erik Rock: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Labyrinth: 9.1 mi
  • Hellcat Propeller: 9.5 mi
  • The Towers: 12.2 mi
  • Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 13.0 mi
  • Newton Avenue Waterfront: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 16
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 3.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Factory Pond: 8.9 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Old Spring: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pavilion: 9.6 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 9.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Little Beach: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Richmond Heritage Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNNW 347°203 m9.5 mi
Weaver HillN 1°184 m10.4 mi
Raccoon HillN 359°181 m7.6 mi
Escoheag HillNW 321°168 m8.7 mi
Penny HillNNW 333°159 m9.3 mi
Pine HillNNE 25°158 m4.6 mi
Chapman HillW 264°158 m10.1 mi
Nooseneck HillNNE 11°156 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1419:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3616:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485867737165544436
Precip in4.23.85.64.93.84.13.34.34.45.04.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/772566161

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