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Howard Hill

Howard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Howard Hill rises to 209 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bennett Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49037661, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
209 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.76038, -71.71646

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 2.4 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Artworks: 48
  • Graffiti Mural: 12.8 mi
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 14.0 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 15.3 mi
  • Pineapple: 15.5 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 29
Beaches: 27
Gardens: 19
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 16.2 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.3 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 17.3 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 17.4 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Ponogansett Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 5.0 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Thirsty Beaver: 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Elizabeth Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Little Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNNW256 m6.9 mi
Durfee HillN244 m9.2 mi
Whites HillNNW240 m8.6 mi
Mount HygeiaNNW224 m6.7 mi
Chopmist HillNNE223 m6.1 mi
Chestnut HillNW223 m9.2 mi
Pray HillN216 m6.7 mi
Bear HillNW215 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256423

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