Peak · Rhode Island
Black Plain Hill
Black Plain Hill rises to 150 m in Rhode Island. Sprague Hill stands 217 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35727997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 150 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.97121, -71.57423
- 8.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 11.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 19.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 14 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ridge Hill: 0.8 mi
- Cat Hill: 0.9 mi
- Woonsocket Hill: 1.1 mi
- Premisy Hill: 1.8 mi
- Den Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Slatersville Pond Fishing Access: 1.7 mi
- Carroll Park: 2.0 mi
- Pacheco Park: 2.0 mi
- Slatersville Village Green: 2.1 mi
- Kendall Dean School: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Mansfield Pond: 3.3 mi
- Blackstone River: 3.4 mi
- Blackstone River: 3.4 mi
- Blackstone River: 3.5 mi
- Blackstone River: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Oakland Mill: 3.6 mi
- Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 4.0 mi
- Bryant Archway: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 6.3 mi
- Taft - Main House: 6.6 mi
Museums
- Museum of Work and Culture: 3.6 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 6.3 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 6.4 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 7.6 mi
- Johnston Historical Society: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Statue of Hachikō: 3.8 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 11.2 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 11.5 mi
- Statue: 11.9 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 60
- Cumberlandite: 6.5 mi
- Slater Mill: 11.8 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 12.7 mi
- Waterplace Park: 12.9 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 38
- Spring Lake Beach: 4.5 mi
- Flynns Beach: 4.5 mi
- YWCA Beach: 4.8 mi
- Steers Beach: 6.2 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 27
- Rain Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 8.3 mi
- 1: 13.4 mi
- 2: 13.4 mi
- 36: 13.5 mi
- 16-34: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Woodward's Rock: 8.4 mi
- Pond Cave: 8.5 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 8.5 mi
- Lower Heart: 8.7 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thirsty Beaver: 6.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Cascade Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.4 mi
- Cargill Falls: 17.7 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Black Plain Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Hill | WSW 240° | 217 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tourtellotte Hill | SW 218° | 213 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 306° | 210 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 261° | 204 m | 8.0 mi |
| Absalona Hill | SSW 208° | 198 m | 5.2 mi |
| Keech Hill | SSW 210° | 194 m | 4.3 mi |
| Woonsocket Hill | ENE 67° | 180 m | 1.1 mi |
| Steere Hill | SSW 199° | 172 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256817
Day trips start here
- North Smithfield · 1 mi
- Blackstone · 4 mi
- Smithfield · 4 mi
- Woonsocket · 4 mi
- Burrillville · 5 mi
- Cumberland · 7 mi
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