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Slater Park

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Slater Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is George Patrick Duffy Athletic Complex, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87141, -71.34434

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • George Patrick Duffy Athletic Complex: 0.5 mi
  • Doreen Tomlinson Feild: 1.0 mi
  • [Under Construction] John Street Playground: 2.0 mi
  • Slater Mill Site: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Hill Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 1.4 mi
  • Hunt House Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Lippitt House Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 4.4 mi
  • The Nature Lab at Rhode Island School of Design: 4.5 mi
Peaks
  • Dexters Ledge: 2.6 mi
  • Baileys Butts: 3.0 mi
  • Great Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Jacobs Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 56
  • Slater Mill: 2.0 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 3.0 mi
  • Hunts Mill Pump House: 3.0 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 4.6 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 38
Gardens: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 5.4 mi
  • 4: 8.9 mi
  • 6: 8.9 mi
  • 3: 8.9 mi
  • 5: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Summit Wall: 4.9 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 4.9 mi
  • Jade Boulder: 4.9 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 5.0 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Slater Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beacon Pole HillNNW 328°162 m10.1 mi
Rocky HillWNW 296°155 m9.4 mi
Catamint HillNNW 330°152 m10.3 mi
Diamond HillNNW 338°144 m9.6 mi
Wolf HillW 277°144 m9.6 mi
Sayles HillNW 306°143 m10.1 mi
Iron Rock HillNNW 327°140 m10.6 mi
Copper Mine HillNW 326°137 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 11 mi away.

  • Mute Swan66 obs
  • Tree Swallow56 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird50 obs
  • Mallard46 obs
  • Purple Martin46 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly39 obs
  • American Robin35 obs
  • striped wintergreen33 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/164025275

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