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Biscuit Hill

Biscuit Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Biscuit Hill rises to 180 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727413, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
180 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.73316, -71.69729

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 2.7 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • The Point: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 53
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.0 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 12.3 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 13.5 mi
  • Pineapple: 14.9 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 32
Beaches: 30
Waterfalls: 17
  • Ponogansett Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 16.0 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.6 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 17.7 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 17.7 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.2 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Factory Pond: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Little Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Site #36: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Biscuit Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNNW 332°256 m9.1 mi
Mount HygeiaNNW 338°224 m8.8 mi
Chopmist HillN 11°223 m7.6 mi
Pray HillNNW 346°216 m8.8 mi
Bear HillNW 323°215 m9.3 mi
Central LandfillENE 58°210 m9.8 mi
Howard HillNNW 332°209 m2.1 mi
Ekonk HillWSW 240°204 m9.0 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 °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256115

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