Peak · Rhode Island
Lawton Hill
Lawton Hill rises to 141 m in Rhode Island. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Horn Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043735, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 141 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.78760, -71.54117
- 1.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 9.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 13.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Simmonsville Flood Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Columbus: 3.2 mi
- Harris Mill Ruins: 5.4 mi
- Ebenezer Knight Dexter Statue: 6.0 mi
- Grover C. Walker Memorial: 6.1 mi
Parks
- Johnston Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Meshanticut State Park: 3.6 mi
- Hope Park: 3.6 mi
- Hope Village Green: 3.8 mi
- Hope Pond Recreational Area: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Governor William Sprague Mansion: 4.4 mi
- Johnston Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Betsey Williams Cottage: 6.4 mi
- Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA): 6.5 mi
- Museum of Natural History and Planetarium: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 59
- Graffiti Mural: 3.6 mi
- Pineapple: 6.4 mi
- Ferdinand II: 6.4 mi
- Brown R. Church: 6.5 mi
- Sea Lion sculpture: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Horn Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peck Hill: 1.4 mi
- Central Landfill: 1.5 mi
- Round Rocks: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- John L. Curran State Park: 2.7 mi
- Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- Ken Weber Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
- Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area: 6.9 mi
- Sandy Acres Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 45
- Hope Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 6.4 mi
- Steers Beach: 6.8 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 44
- Crazy Corners: 6.1 mi
- A World of Adaptations: 6.3 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 6.3 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 6.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 23
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 6.9 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 7.1 mi
- Radeke Garden: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Warm Up Cave: 9.4 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 9.4 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 9.4 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 9.4 mi
- Lower Heart: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Thirsty Beaver: 6.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 11.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 6.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 10.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 13.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 7.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 10.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 10.2 mi
- Big Beach: 10.6 mi
- 16-34: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 24.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Lawton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopmist Hill | WNW 299° | 223 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tourtellotte Hill | NW 322° | 213 m | 9.4 mi |
| Central Landfill | N 10° | 210 m | 1.5 mi |
| Howard Hill | WSW 258° | 209 m | 9.2 mi |
| Absalona Hill | NNW 333° | 198 m | 9.1 mi |
| Keech Hill | NNW 337° | 194 m | 9.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 293° | 188 m | 9.8 mi |
| Round Hill | WNW 287° | 187 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256549
Day trips start here
- Johnston · 4 mi
- Scituate · 4 mi
- Cranston · 5 mi
- Providence County · 6 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 6 mi
- Providence/South Providence · 6 mi
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