Peak · Rhode Island
Breakheart Hill
Breakheart Hill rises to 148 m in Rhode Island. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q35729224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 148 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59954, -71.67784
- 1.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 8.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 1.2 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 2.4 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 3.7 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Raccoon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Nooseneck Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tefft Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Dawley Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 3.0 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Beach Pond Boat Launch: 6.7 mi
- Depot Square Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.0 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 10.7 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 11.2 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 11.4 mi
Museums
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 3.1 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 7.5 mi
- Paine House Museum: 8.6 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 8.7 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Audobon Society: 3.8 mi
- Audobon Society: 4.1 mi
- Audobon Society: 4.5 mi
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 54
- Hope Pond Beach: 11.0 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 13.3 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 13.4 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 13.6 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 44
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 11.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.4 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 15.4 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 4.1 mi
- Lion Head: 17.9 mi
- Rams Head: 18.9 mi
- Usher Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Marys Seat: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Stepstone Falls: 4.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 11.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 11.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 16
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 10.7 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 10.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 19.0 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 17.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 17.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 2.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 6.9 mi
- Little Beach: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 15.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Site #36: 24.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Elizabeth Spring: 11.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 14.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 15.0 mi
- Old Spring: 20.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Breakheart Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | WNW 298° | 204 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 331° | 203 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bare Hill | WNW 287° | 193 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | NNW 347° | 189 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NW 325° | 189 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sterling Hill | NW 306° | 187 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 302° | 186 m | 8.6 mi |
| Weaver Hill | N 9° | 184 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217913 — Breakheart Hill, Kent County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255754
Day trips start here
- West Greenwich · 2 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 4 mi
- Exeter · 4 mi
- Wyoming · 6 mi
- Richmond · 7 mi
- Coventry · 8 mi
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