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Squantum Woods Park

Squantum Woods Park from directly overhead

Squantum Woods Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Boyden Heights Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.79344, -71.37160

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kettle Point Park-n-Pier: 0.5 mi
  • Columbia Park: 1.2 mi
  • Pierce Field Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Washington Park Square: 1.6 mi
  • Stillhouse Cove Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Giant Troll Mrs Skipper: 0.5 mi
  • The Eagle: 1.8 mi
  • Juan Pablo Duarte: 2.0 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 2.2 mi
  • The Pancratiast: 2.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Fort Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Primrose Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Baileys Butts: 4.0 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Jacobs Hill: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • The Falconer: 1.9 mi
  • Marconi Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Haitian Independence Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • The Union Soldier: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Roger Williams Botanical Center: 2.0 mi
  • Naturescape: 2.2 mi
  • Treehouse For All: 2.3 mi
  • Soaring Eagle Zip Ride: 2.3 mi
  • Woodlands Express! Train Ride (Seasonal): 2.3 mi
Beaches: 53
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 22
  • Tree Point Rocks: 6.4 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 7.9 mi
  • Summit Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 7.9 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 8.5 mi
  • Little Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Big Beach: 14.4 mi
  • 4: 14.4 mi
  • 6: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.3 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 10.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Squantum Woods Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillW 277°210 m8.5 mi
Pine HillWNW 281°174 m9.6 mi
Peck HillW 274°167 m9.7 mi
Bald HillW 261°161 m9.6 mi
Horn HillW 267°154 m9.5 mi
Wolf HillNW 309°144 m10.4 mi
Lawton HillW 267°141 m8.7 mi
Sickkibunkiaut HillWNW 292°137 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3416:18

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mute Swan55 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly47 obs
  • common mugwort46 obs
  • Canada Goose45 obs
  • American Robin44 obs
  • Brant43 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail42 obs
  • Mallard35 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/616206215

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