Peak · Rhode Island
Jenckes Hill
Jenckes Hill rises to 129 m in Rhode Island. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Acres Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 0.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49039671, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 129 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.90343, -71.46006
- 0.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 4.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 15.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 6 mi
- Lookout Point · 10 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lime Acres Park: 0.7 mi
- Lincoln Woods State Park: 1.8 mi
- Gateway Park: 2.1 mi
- Governor Notte Park: 2.2 mi
- Arnold Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Aldrich-Marshall Woods: 1.3 mi
- Lonsdale Park: 2.2 mi
- Geddes Bowen Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Cumberland Monastery: 3.7 mi
- George Washington Picnic Grove: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Hearthside House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 2.7 mi
- Johnston Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Molasses Hill: 1.9 mi
- Whipple Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.1 mi
- Stump Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Monk's Quarry: 3.4 mi
- Cumberland Veteran's Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Nine Men's Misery Monument: 3.7 mi
- Collyer Monument: 4.0 mi
- Bryant Archway: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 4.2 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 4.4 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 4.9 mi
- The Independent Man: 5.5 mi
- Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 52
- Slater Mill: 4.4 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 5.5 mi
- Waterplace Park: 5.8 mi
- Cumberlandite: 7.0 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 40
- Frank Moody State Beach: 1.6 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 2.2 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 2.6 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 2.7 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 1.2 mi
- 4: 10.0 mi
- 2: 10.0 mi
- 3: 10.0 mi
- 5: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Rain Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 5.5 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Pond Cave: 1.3 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 1.3 mi
- Lower Heart: 1.3 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 1.4 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 1.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 2.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 2.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 4.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Cascade Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 17.1 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 17.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 5.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Jenckes Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | SSW 211° | 210 m | 7.6 mi |
| Absalona Hill | W 271° | 198 m | 8.3 mi |
| Keech Hill | W 277° | 194 m | 8.1 mi |
| Woonsocket Hill | NW 317° | 180 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 220° | 174 m | 7.5 mi |
| Steere Hill | W 260° | 172 m | 8.0 mi |
| Whortleberry Hill | NW 323° | 169 m | 5.5 mi |
| Nipsachuck Hill | WNW 296° | 167 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:33 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256988
Day trips start here
- Lincoln · 2 mi
- North Providence · 3 mi
- Central Falls · 4 mi
- Pawtucket · 4 mi
- Cumberland · 5 mi
- Providence/North and East · 5 mi
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