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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 208 m in Rhode Island. Wood Hill stands 277 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Badger Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q35729799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97732, -71.78118

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc: 2.3 mi
  • White Mill Park: 3.5 mi
  • Hauser Field: 3.8 mi
  • Little Pond Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
  • Clear River Open Space: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Fat Man's Misery: 10.9 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 10.9 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 13.6 mi
  • Crazy Corners: 14.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 56
Museums: 39
Beaches: 29
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic: 15.8 mi
  • Site #36: 18.3 mi
  • 1: 23.9 mi
  • 36: 24.0 mi
  • 2: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Small House Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cargill Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 19.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Thirsty Beaver: 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wood HillNNW 340°277 m5.2 mi
Goat HillN 349°268 m8.9 mi
Bare HillNNW 342°262 m7.4 mi
Jerimoth HillS 179°256 m8.9 mi
Whittier HillN 352°256 m9.9 mi
Fort HillNNW 339°253 m8.7 mi
Durfee HillSSE 162°244 m6.2 mi
Whites HillS 177°240 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1219:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218876 — Buck Hill, Providence County, Rhode Island.

OpenStreetMap element node/357256876

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