Park · Rhode Island
Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Rhode Island, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Lippitt Hill stands 129 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lundgren, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.73472, -71.31773
- 0.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 4.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 12.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 4 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lundgren: 0.5 mi
- Police Cove Park: 1.0 mi
- Sowams Road: 1.4 mi
- Joe Pesce Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Warren Common: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Prince Hill: 0.6 mi
- Primrose Hill: 1.9 mi
- Burr Hill: 2.0 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.6 mi
- Halfmile Hill: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Barrington Honor Roll: 0.6 mi
- Massasoit Sacred Circle Monument: 1.7 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 1.9 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 2.3 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Barrington Preservation Society Museum: 0.7 mi
- James Maxwell House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Federal Blues Rhode Island Militia Armory: 1.7 mi
- Narragansett Steam Fire Engine Company: 1.8 mi
- Warren Armory: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Currier Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Tall Cedars: 1.6 mi
- Lion's Head: 1.8 mi
- Tall Cedars: 1.8 mi
- Lion's Head: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Warren Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 3.3 mi
- Bristol Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 4.3 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 4.4 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 4.5 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 4.6 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 4.7 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Burnside Memorial Building: 5.0 mi
- Roger Williams Botanical Center: 5.7 mi
- Temple to Music: 5.9 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 6.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 27
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 5.7 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 7.4 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
- Radeke Garden: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Tree Point Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 5.3 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Summit Wall: 12.7 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 13.3 mi
- Little Beach: 13.8 mi
- Big Beach: 14.0 mi
- 4: 18.2 mi
- 6: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 4.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 4.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 14.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
- The Falls: 16.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 18.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 8.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 20.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 20.2 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippitt Hill | W 275° | 129 m | 11.4 mi |
| Andrews Hill | WSW 244° | 116 m | 11.7 mi |
| Round Rocks | WNW 296° | 116 m | 11.9 mi |
| Spencer Hill | WSW 247° | 113 m | 10.0 mi |
| Applehouse Hill | WNW 289° | 112 m | 10.4 mi |
| Suckatunkanuc Hill | WNW 300° | 111 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sutamachute Hill | WNW 296° | 110 m | 11.2 mi |
| Secesakut Hill | NW 306° | 105 m | 11.9 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 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, 6 mi away.
- Osprey54 obs
- Canada Goose42 obs
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab40 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel39 obs
- Great Egret37 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee36 obs
- Mallard35 obs
- multiflora rose34 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/626937448
Day trips start here
- Barrington · 1 mi
- Warren · 2 mi
- Bristol County · 3 mi
- Bristol · 4 mi
- Seekonk · 5 mi
- Warwick · 5 mi
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