Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Sandy Acres Recreation Area
Sandy Acres Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68649, -71.55911
- 4.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 12.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 14.1 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- John L. Curran State Park: 4.3 mi
- Dead Swamp: 4.5 mi
- Audubon Nature Reserve: 4.9 mi
- Janice L. Sullivan Conservation Area: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Paine House Museum: 0.4 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 4.9 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 5.3 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Saw Mill Hill: 0.7 mi
- Boston Hill: 1.4 mi
- Andrews Hill: 2.7 mi
- Natick Hill: 2.8 mi
- Spencer Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark: 1.0 mi
- Amgen Park: 1.9 mi
- Amgen Park: 1.9 mi
- Arctic Gazebo: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Station Fire Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 5.7 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 8.5 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 8.9 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 9.7 mi
- Ferdinand II: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 55
- Hope Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.9 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 8.9 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 50
- Crazy Corners: 9.1 mi
- Temple to Music: 9.9 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.0 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 22
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 10.4 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 12.4 mi
- Radeke Garden: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Usher Rocks: 13.9 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Little Beach: 3.2 mi
- Big Beach: 3.6 mi
- Site #36: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Payne's Pond Falls: 5.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 5.6 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 9.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 5.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 13.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 18.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Sandy Acres Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | N 8° | 210 m | 8.5 mi |
| Howard Hill | WNW 302° | 209 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 249° | 203 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | WNW 291° | 189 m | 8.9 mi |
| Weaver Hill | WSW 251° | 184 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bowen Hill | WNW 285° | 184 m | 7.9 mi |
| Weeks Hill | W 267° | 182 m | 6.8 mi |
| Big Hill | NW 310° | 182 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1060377973
Day trips start here
- Kent County · 1 mi
- Coventry · 2 mi
- West Warwick · 2 mi
- East Greenwich · 5 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 7 mi
- Scituate · 7 mi
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