Park · Rhode Island
India Point Park
India Point Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabral Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.81748, -71.39177
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 0.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 6.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 8.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cabral Park: 0.2 mi
- Fenner Square: 0.4 mi
- Roger Williams Landing: 0.4 mi
- Gano Park: 0.4 mi
- Brassil Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- George M. Cohen Monument: 0.2 mi
- Fox Point Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Patriots Court: 0.7 mi
- Annmary Brown Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Hughes Court: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Fort Hill: 0.3 mi
- Baileys Butts: 2.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 3.0 mi
- Windmill Hill: 3.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.4 mi
Museums
- John Brown House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 0.9 mi
- Providence Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Governor Stephen Hopkins House: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Caesar Augustus: 0.7 mi
- P-131317: 0.8 mi
- Marcus Aurelius: 0.8 mi
- Little Bear Fountain: 0.8 mi
- Under the Laurentide: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Waterplace Park: 1.3 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 1.5 mi
- Naturescape: 2.3 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.3 mi
- Treehouse For All: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Conservation Commission: 3.4 mi
- Brookside/Olney Area: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 50
- Edgewood Beach: 2.7 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 5.3 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 28
- Brown University Student Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 1.0 mi
- Radeke Garden: 1.0 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 6.6 mi
- 4: 13.1 mi
- 3: 13.1 mi
- 6: 13.1 mi
- 5: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Tomato Boulder: 5.9 mi
- Summit Wall: 6.0 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 6.0 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Thirsty Beaver: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 8.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 11.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 11.9 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.6 mi
- The Falls: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 1.3 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of India Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 265° | 210 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 272° | 174 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 263° | 167 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 250° | 161 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 322° | 155 m | 9.9 mi |
| Horn Hill | WSW 255° | 154 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NW 305° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wionkhiege Hill | NW 304° | 143 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 7 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly250 obs
- Mallard176 obs
- Eastern Cottontail140 obs
- House Sparrow132 obs
- Mute Swan126 obs
- American Robin126 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel125 obs
- Canada Goose113 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/130668336
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