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Roger Williams National Monument

Roger Williams National Monument from directly overhead

Roger Williams National Monument is a park in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Roger Williams Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83042, -71.41070

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Grounds: 0.2 mi
  • Prospect Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
  • Station Park: 0.2 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Roger Williams Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Major General Nathanael Greene: 0.2 mi
  • The Independent Man: 0.2 mi
  • Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: 0.2 mi
  • Elevation II: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 0.2 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 2.9 mi
  • Naturescape: 2.9 mi
  • Treehouse For All: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
  • Baileys Butts: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 2.0 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Fruit Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 48
Gardens: 24
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 5.4 mi
  • 4: 12.6 mi
  • 3: 12.6 mi
  • 6: 12.6 mi
  • 5: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Tomato Boulder: 4.8 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 4.8 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 4.8 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 4.8 mi
  • Summit Wall: 4.8 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Thirsty Beaver: 7.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 0.0 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Roger Williams National Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillWSW 257°210 m6.6 mi
Pine HillW 265°174 m7.4 mi
Peck HillWSW 256°167 m7.9 mi
Bald HillWSW 242°161 m8.5 mi
Rocky HillNW 324°155 m8.6 mi
Horn HillWSW 247°154 m8.1 mi
Wolf HillWNW 303°144 m7.3 mi
Snake HillWNW 285°144 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747366544536
Precip in4.03.44.94.33.43.82.93.64.24.24.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 8 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly309 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel172 obs
  • House Sparrow170 obs
  • Mallard169 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail169 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee166 obs
  • American Robin151 obs
  • Canada Goose128 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/231977076

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