Peak · Rhode Island
Bald Hill
Bald Hill rises to 70 m in Rhode Island. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Natick Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35724945, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70649, -71.48812
- 5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 9.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 10.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 1.6 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Varnum Memorial Armory: 3.5 mi
- Paine House Museum: 4.1 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Arctic Gazebo: 1.9 mi
- Oak Hill Tot Park: 2.4 mi
- Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark: 3.0 mi
- Harris Playground: 3.1 mi
- Masonic - Shriners Family Center: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Station Fire Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Varnum House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Armory of the Kentish Guards: 3.7 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 60
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 4.6 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 5.8 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 6.1 mi
- Ferdinand II: 6.4 mi
- Pineapple: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Natick Hill: 1.2 mi
- Spencer Hill: 2.1 mi
- Drum Rock Hill: 2.6 mi
- Slate Hill: 3.1 mi
- Boston Hill: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 55
- Buttonwoods Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.1 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 4.5 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 6.4 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area: 3.6 mi
- Bleachery Pond State Land: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Acres Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Bleachery Woods: 4.1 mi
- John L. Curran State Park: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 50
- Temple to Music: 6.4 mi
- Roger Williams Park Carousel: 6.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 6.6 mi
- A World of Adaptations: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 24
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 6.8 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Radeke Garden: 9.3 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Tree Point Rocks: 10.2 mi
- Usher Rocks: 10.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Thirsty Beaver: 12.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Payne's Pond Falls: 3.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 4.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 12.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 4.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 9.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 12.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 5.7 mi
- Big Beach: 6.0 mi
- 16-34: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 18.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | NNW 341° | 210 m | 7.5 mi |
| Weaver Hill | WSW 251° | 184 m | 9.7 mi |
| Big Hill | WNW 291° | 182 m | 10.3 mi |
| Weeks Hill | W 261° | 182 m | 10.6 mi |
| Nipmuc Hill | WNW 281° | 181 m | 9.0 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | WSW 237° | 181 m | 11.1 mi |
| Biscuit Hill | W 280° | 180 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tunk Hill | WNW 296° | 174 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256276
Day trips start here
- West Warwick · 2 mi
- East Greenwich · 4 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park · 4 mi
- Warwick · 4 mi
- Cranston · 5 mi
- Kent County · 5 mi
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