Peak · Rhode Island
Brightman Hill
Brightman Hill rises to 62 m in Rhode Island. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Champlin Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 3.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35729348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 62 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48954, -71.75785
- 3.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.9 mi off the Shannock Road
- 9.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 10.6 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 26 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 5.6 mi
- Westerly Armory: 8.3 mi
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
Parks
- Depot Square Park: 2.5 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Crandall Field: 5.0 mi
- Bradford Boat Launch And Fishing Area: 5.8 mi
- Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Champlin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fenner Hill: 1.7 mi
- Coon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Maxon Hill: 3.1 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 2.2 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 2.5 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 7.8 mi
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 8.5 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge: 2.9 mi
- Green Falls River Glen Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Puttker Road Open Space: 3.4 mi
- Anna Coit Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Groton Sportsmen's Club: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 50
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 8.1 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 9.6 mi
- East Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 27
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 9.5 mi
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 9.8 mi
- Stone Turtle: 10.4 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 27
- Hellcat Propeller: 9.4 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 11.5 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 13.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 13.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 15
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Stepstone Falls: 8.5 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Yantic Falls: 17.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 19.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 9.7 mi
- Big Beach: 14.6 mi
- Little Beach: 14.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Lion Head: 19.2 mi
- Rams Head: 20.5 mi
- Clay Head: 21.6 mi
- Marys Seat: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 13.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 13.8 mi
- Beavertail Light: 18.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Factory Pond: 10.7 mi
- Old Spring: 12.8 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.8 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Brightman Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NNE 13° | 203 m | 10.9 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNE 27° | 181 m | 10.0 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | N 354° | 168 m | 8.1 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | W 273° | 163 m | 9.3 mi |
| Penny Hill | N 3° | 159 m | 9.6 mi |
| Chapman Hill | W 273° | 158 m | 5.4 mi |
| Stone Hill | NW 322° | 157 m | 11.1 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | NE 36° | 156 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357255589
Day trips start here
- Hopkinton · 2 mi
- Wyoming · 3 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 5 mi
- Ashaway · 5 mi
- Richmond · 5 mi
- North Stonington · 7 mi
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