Peak · Rhode Island
Dumping Rock
Dumping Rock rises to 72 m in Rhode Island. Raccoon Hill stands 181 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Yorker Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49026152, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 72 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.53538, -71.52256
- 2.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 3.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 8.4 mi off the Shannock Road
- 11.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 16 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Yorker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Congdon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sherman Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Brownell Plot: 2.5 mi
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge: 4.5 mi
- Queen River Preserve: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Peck and Hutchinson Collaborative Nature Space: 3.4 mi
- Spencer Park: 3.6 mi
- Abbey Perry Park: 3.9 mi
- West Kingston Park: 4.1 mi
- Potter Wood: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 4.1 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 6.2 mi
- Seabee Museum: 6.2 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 6.8 mi
- South County Museum: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Old Jamestown Bridge west pylon: 5.6 mi
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 6.0 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 6.5 mi
- Carter Jackson Monument: 6.5 mi
- Tillinghast Mill Ruins: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 58
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 2.9 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 3.2 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 3.6 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 7.1 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 53
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 4.3 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 6.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 7.2 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 7.9 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 45
- Labyrinth: 5.7 mi
- The Towers: 8.0 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 8.4 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 9.3 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 3.2 mi
- The Blue Garden: 10.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Lion Head: 8.8 mi
- Rams Head: 9.7 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.1 mi
- The Bluff: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- The Falls: 4.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 8.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 8.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 13.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 8.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 8.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Plum Point Spring: 5.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 8.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 10.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 7.1 mi
- Little Beach: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Dumping Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Hill | NW 307° | 181 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 293° | 158 m | 6.1 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | NW 311° | 156 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tefft Hill | W 281° | 148 m | 7.6 mi |
| Breakheart Hill | WNW 299° | 148 m | 9.2 mi |
| Casey Hill | WNW 303° | 138 m | 4.7 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NNW 333° | 125 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hungry Hill | NNW 331° | 125 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:35 | 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 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 1 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217940 — Dumping Rock, Washington County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255789
Day trips start here
- North Kingstown · 4 mi
- Wickford · 4 mi
- Exeter · 5 mi
- South County · 6 mi
- South Kingstown · 6 mi
- Dutch Island · 7 mi
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