Park · Rhode Island
Colt State Park
Colt State Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Andrews Hill stands 116 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Coggeshall Farm Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67884, -71.29755
- 1.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 8.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 10.9 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 7 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Coggeshall Farm Museum: 0.4 mi
- Coggeshall Farm Museum: 0.5 mi
- Linden Place Museum: 1.2 mi
- Bristol Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Independence Park: 1.0 mi
- Silver Creek Park: 1.0 mi
- Guiteras Park: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Rockwell Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Fort Hill: 1.0 mi
- Juniper Hill: 1.9 mi
- Halfmile Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ferry Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Silver Creek: 1.2 mi
- Moriarty: 1.3 mi
- Naomi Street: 1.3 mi
- Tanyard Reservoir: 1.7 mi
- Francesca Street: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Burnside Memorial Building: 1.3 mi
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 2.4 mi
- Battleship Cove: 7.2 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 7.2 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
- U.S. Coast Guard: 1.4 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 3.1 mi
- Massasoit Sacred Circle Monument: 3.6 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 3.8 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 60
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 1.4 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 2.8 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 3.5 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 3.6 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 57
- Bristol Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 3.0 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 3.8 mi
- Island Park Beach: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 27
- Herb Garden: 8.7 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 9.2 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 11.3 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Little Beach: 13.5 mi
- Big Beach: 13.5 mi
- Site #36: 17.3 mi
- 4: 22.1 mi
- 6: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Usher Rocks: 1.4 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 3.0 mi
- Marys Seat: 13.5 mi
- The Bluff: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.8 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 18.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 8.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 8.7 mi
- The Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 8.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 12.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 16.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 16.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Colt State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | W 263° | 116 m | 11.6 mi |
| Spencer Hill | W 269° | 113 m | 10.3 mi |
| Copicut Hill | ENE 76° | 109 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | ESE 108° | 95 m | 5.7 mi |
| The summit | NW 316° | 90 m | 12.6 mi |
| Neutaconkanut Hill | NW 314° | 89 m | 12.6 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 170° | 87 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cook Hill | ESE 102° | 85 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 6 mi away.
- American Herring Gull91 obs
- Brant66 obs
- White-tailed Deer61 obs
- Great Egret50 obs
- Common Goldeneye35 obs
- Song Sparrow35 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant35 obs
- Asian Shore Crab33 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/141560917
Day trips start here
- Bristol County · 2 mi
- Bristol · 2 mi
- Warren · 4 mi
- Barrington · 5 mi
- Portsmouth · 6 mi
- Tiverton · 6 mi
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