Park · Rhode Island
Fort Wetherill State Park
Fort Wetherill State Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 19 m. Casey Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Observation Post, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 19 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.47855, -71.36173
- 2.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 9.7 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 10.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Observation Post: 0.2 mi
- Battery Varnum: 0.2 mi
- Fort Wetherill: 0.3 mi
- USS Bennington Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Fort Adams: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Fort Wetherill: 0.2 mi
- Castle Hill: 1.1 mi
- Freebody Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.1 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 0.5 mi
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 2.3 mi
- High Hill Point: 9.0 mi
- Fogland Marsh Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Donavan Marsh: 9.4 mi
Museums
- Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum: 1.3 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 1.4 mi
- Sydney L Wright Memorial Museum of Indian Artifacts: 1.5 mi
- Hunter House: 2.3 mi
- The Sailing Museum: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Jamestown Town Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Conanicut Battery National Historic Park: 1.7 mi
- Fort Getty Park: 1.8 mi
- Fort Getty Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 56
- Old Salt Work Beach: 0.2 mi
- Collins Beach: 1.3 mi
- Castle Hill Beach: 1.3 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 1.3 mi
- King Park Beach: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 54
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 2.1 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 2.7 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 2.8 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 6.8 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 43
- Jamestown Golf Course: 1.9 mi
- Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium: 2.4 mi
- Old Colony House: 2.6 mi
- Breakers Stable & Carriage House: 2.8 mi
- International Tennis Hall of Fame: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 19
- The Blue Garden: 1.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 8.6 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Rams Head: 1.2 mi
- Lion Head: 2.2 mi
- Marys Seat: 3.4 mi
- The Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Beavertail Light: 2.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 2.8 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 24.5 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 24.5 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Plum Point Spring: 4.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 13.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- The Falls: 4.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 13.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.4 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 14.7 mi
- Little Beach: 14.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Fort Wetherill State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Hill | WNW 298° | 138 m | 13.9 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NW 308° | 125 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 278° | 110 m | 13.6 mi |
| Yorker Hill | WNW 290° | 98 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 281° | 97 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sherman Hill | WNW 283° | 88 m | 8.1 mi |
| Slate Hill | NE 49° | 87 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 264° | 78 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newport Rose, 2 mi away.
- American Herring Gull53 obs
- Black Sea Bass48 obs
- Cunner44 obs
- Naked Sea Butterfly44 obs
- Common Sand Dollar42 obs
- rugosa rose41 obs
- European Green Crab34 obs
- Atlantic Ghost Crab34 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/50772631
Day trips start here
- Brenton Point State Park · 2 mi
- Dutch Island · 3 mi
- Jamestown · 3 mi
- Newport · 3 mi
- Middletown · 4 mi
- Narragansett · 5 mi
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