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Big Hill

Big Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Big Hill rises to 182 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Westconnaug Meadows, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727139, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
182 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.75899, -71.67479

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 0.5 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 4.4 mi
  • Hope Pond Recreational Area: 5.8 mi
  • Manning Field: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 55
  • Graffiti Mural: 10.7 mi
  • Pineapple: 13.4 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 13.4 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 13.5 mi
  • Brown R. Church: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 31
Attractions: 30
Picnic sites: 21
  • Little Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Big Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Site #36: 15.9 mi
  • 4: 24.8 mi
  • 2: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 14.2 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.7 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 15.7 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 15.7 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ponogansett Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Thirsty Beaver: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Elizabeth Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNW 319°256 m8.2 mi
Durfee HillNNW 339°244 m9.8 mi
Whites HillNNW 328°240 m9.7 mi
Pine HillNNW 333°235 m9.5 mi
Mount HygeiaNW 326°224 m7.8 mi
Chopmist HillN 2°223 m5.7 mi
Pray HillNNW 334°216 m7.5 mi
Bear HillNW 310°215 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:26
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3516:20

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218574 — Big Hill, Providence County, Rhode Island.

OpenStreetMap element node/357256428

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