Peak · Rhode Island
Butts Hill
Butts Hill rises to 60 m in Rhode Island. Andrews Hill stands 116 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35730992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 60 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.61455, -71.25116
- 0.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 6.5 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 13.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 12 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Patriots Park: 1.0 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 1.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 3.8 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Lehigh Hill: 0.5 mi
- Almy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ferry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Jiley Hill: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Island Park Beach: 0.9 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 1.3 mi
- Teddy Beach: 1.8 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 2.1 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Pheasant Drive Public Access Point: 1.0 mi
- Green Animals Topiary Garden: 1.6 mi
- Mt. Hope Park: 1.6 mi
- Low Lane Public Access: 2.4 mi
- Union Street Public Access: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Highland Woods: 2.5 mi
- Fort Barton/Sin And Flesh Brook Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge: 2.8 mi
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Seapowet Marsh Management Area: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Prudence Island Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Newport Car Museum: 3.5 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 3.5 mi
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society Museum: 4.0 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 59
- Statue of Roger Williams: 2.4 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 4.0 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 6.2 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 6.3 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 58
- Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Burnside Memorial Building: 4.0 mi
- Newport Polo: 4.1 mi
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- Battleship Cove: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 25
- Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 8.2 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 8.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.3 mi
- The Blue Garden: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Ferry Cliff: 2.3 mi
- Usher Rocks: 3.8 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 7.7 mi
- The Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 10.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 10.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.0 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.3 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 10.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 10.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 17.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Greenwich Falls: 11.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 11.4 mi
- The Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Beavertail Light: 13.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 13.8 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Big Beach: 15.7 mi
- Little Beach: 15.7 mi
- Site #36: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Butts Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | WNW 283° | 116 m | 14.3 mi |
| Spencer Hill | WNW 289° | 113 m | 13.4 mi |
| Copicut Hill | NE 53° | 109 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NE 49° | 95 m | 4.0 mi |
| Slate Hill | S 188° | 87 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | NE 45° | 85 m | 4.6 mi |
| Drum Rock Hill | WNW 291° | 82 m | 11.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NE 40° | 77 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:34 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218175 — Butts Hill, Newport County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255990
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 1 mi
- Tiverton · 2 mi
- Newport County · 3 mi
- Bristol · 5 mi
- Bristol County · 6 mi
- Middletown · 7 mi
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