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Fox Hill

Fox Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fox Hill rises to 152 m in Rhode Island. Bear Hill stands 215 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Spencer Rock Waterfall, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030321, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
152 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.68427, -71.75479

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
  • Moosup Veterans Park: 6.8 mi
  • Rotary Park: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 3.1 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 6.1 mi
  • Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 7.9 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.0 mi
Museums
Artworks: 58
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 9.3 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 15.2 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 15.9 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 16.3 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Statue: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 38
Beaches: 32
Waterfalls: 17
Cliffs: 17
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.2 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 22.1 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 22.1 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 17.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Elizabeth Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Factory Pond: 21.8 mi
  • Old Spring: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.2 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.4 mi
  • Site #36: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Fox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear HillNNW 346°215 m11.1 mi
Howard HillNNE 21°209 m5.6 mi
Ekonk HillWSW 258°204 m5.0 mi
Bald HillSE 141°203 m3.6 mi
Slater HillNNW 340°199 m10.3 mi
Bennett HillN 5°197 m6.4 mi
Cucumber HillN 351°195 m5.1 mi
Bare HillWSW 240°193 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3616:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256039

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