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Cat Rocks

Cat Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Cat Rocks rises to 95 m in Rhode Island. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tracy Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35733216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
95 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.85510, -71.51895

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Johnston Historical Society: 1.4 mi
  • Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 5.4 mi
  • Governor William Sprague Mansion: 5.5 mi
  • Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA): 5.7 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Columbus: 2.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 2.5 mi
  • Simmonsville Flood Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Rev. John Cunningham Square: 4.1 mi
  • Providence College Veritas Flame: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Cricket Field: 1.5 mi
  • Johnston Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Esmond Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mendes Field: 2.1 mi
  • Whipple Field: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 54
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 4.3 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 4.6 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 5.1 mi
  • Monsignor Cavallaro: 5.3 mi
  • Welcome Gateway: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Waterplace Park: 5.7 mi
  • A World of Adaptations: 7.0 mi
  • Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 7.0 mi
  • Treehouse For All: 7.1 mi
  • Naturescape: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 39
Nature reserves
Gardens: 20
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 5.6 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Brown Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • J. R. Workman Garden: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Warm Up Cave: 5.3 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 5.3 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Heart: 5.3 mi
  • Tomato Boulder: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Thirsty Beaver: 1.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • 16-34: 14.5 mi
  • Little Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Big Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Roger Williams Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Cat Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chopmist HillW223 m7.8 mi
Tourtellotte HillWNW213 m7.5 mi
Central LandfillSSW210 m3.3 mi
Absalona HillWNW198 m6.3 mi
Keech HillNW194 m6.6 mi
Round HillWSW187 m8.8 mi
Woonsocket HillNNW180 m8.7 mi
Pine HillSW174 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2218:58
June solstice05:1219:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218659 — Cat Rocks, Providence County, Rhode Island.

OpenStreetMap element node/357256612

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