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Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beacon Hill rises to 62 m in Rhode Island. Pine Hill stands 110 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mouwneit Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ministerial Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q35726381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
62.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.17562, -71.59142

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ball O'Brien Park: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Kingstown Town Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Compass Rose: 14.0 mi
  • Green Hill Park: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Rodman's Hollow Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 2.0 mi
  • South Shore Management Area: 14.5 mi
  • Kimball Refuge: 14.5 mi
  • Galilee Bird Sanctuary: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 24
Artworks: 15
Attractions: 11
  • Hellcat Propeller: 14.1 mi
  • This Old House Westerly House: 16.1 mi
  • Watch Hill Carousel: 16.6 mi
  • Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 17.3 mi
  • Newton Avenue Waterfront: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 13.8 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Factory Pond: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • The Falls: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillN 356°110 m23.0 mi
Coon HillNNW 339°100 m21.4 mi
Mount PleasantN 5°97 m22.9 mi
Wilbur HillN 353°88 m22.0 mi
Sherman HillN 10°88 m23.1 mi
Shannock HillN 353°82 m19.9 mi
Kenyon HillNNW 346°81 m22.3 mi
Tefft HillN 8°78 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1519:4220:23
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:0915:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357255522

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