- Elevation
- 19 m
- Tallest summit within 10.1 miles
- Central Landfill210 m · 4.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8113, -71.4434
Forys Playground is a park in Rhode Island, at a recorded 19 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
- Elevation
- 19 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Forys Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 268° | 210 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 277° | 174 m | 5.7 mi |
| Tunk Hill | WSW 248° | 174 m | 10.0 mi |
| Steere Hill | WNW 300° | 172 m | 10.1 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 264° | 167 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 245° | 161 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 338° | 155 m | 8.9 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 253° | 154 m | 6.0 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 2.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 6.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 10.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 2 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Major Park: 0.2 mi
- Clarence St. Playground: 0.4 mi
- Conlan Junior Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Dexter Training Ground: 0.7 mi
- Joslin Playground: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ebenezer Knight Dexter Statue: 0.7 mi
- Giovanni da Verrazzano: 1.1 mi
- Raymond Dettore, Jr.: 1.2 mi
- Providence Public Safety Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Providence Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.1 mi
- The summit: 1.2 mi
- Neutaconkanut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Dugaway Hill: 2.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Monsignor Cavallaro: 1.3 mi
- Welcome Gateway: 1.4 mi
- Giuseppe Garibaldi: 1.4 mi
- Ambrose Burnside Statue: 1.9 mi
- Turk's Head: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 4.0 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 5.5 mi
- Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 5.9 mi
- Conservation Commission: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 58
- Waterplace Park: 1.9 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 2.0 mi
- A World of Adaptations: 2.1 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.1 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.1 mi
Beaches: 49
- Edgewood Beach: 3.5 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 4.3 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 5.4 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 26
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 1.9 mi
- Radeke Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 6.6 mi
- Little Beach: 13.1 mi
- Big Beach: 13.4 mi
- 4: 14.5 mi
- 3: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Warm Up Cave: 6.0 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 6.0 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Summit Wall: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Thirsty Beaver: 6.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 10.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 11.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 2.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 11.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Providence · 1 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 1 mi
- Johnston · 2 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 2 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 2 mi
- Providence/Smith Hill · 2 mi
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