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Barbs Hill

Barbs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barbs Hill rises to 169 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibson Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35725837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
169 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.72677, -71.77063

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Moosup Veterans Park: 5.7 mi
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 7.4 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 9.1 mi
Museums
Artworks: 52
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.3 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 16.0 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 16.8 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 18.2 mi
  • Pineapple: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 29
Beaches: 25
Waterfalls: 18
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 1.9 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 19.6 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.2 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 21.0 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 21.0 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 21.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Elizabeth Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Old Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.8 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Little Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Site #36: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillN 357°256 m8.5 mi
Whites HillN 359°240 m10.4 mi
Mount HygeiaN 3°224 m8.7 mi
Chopmist HillNNE 33°223 m9.5 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 345°223 m10.1 mi
Pray HillN 10°216 m9.1 mi
Bear HillNNW 347°215 m8.1 mi
Howard HillNE 50°209 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256049

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