Peak · Rhode Island
Maxon Hill
Maxon Hill rises to 70 m in Rhode Island. Escoheag Hill stands 168 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.44649, -71.77646
- 3.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.2 mi off the Shannock Road
- 11.2 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 12.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Crandall Field: 1.8 mi
- Bradford Boat Launch And Fishing Area: 3.2 mi
- Santo Algiere Conservation Park: 4.7 mi
- Craig's Field: 4.8 mi
- "Bushel" Sposato Park: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 5.0 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 5.2 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 5.7 mi
- General Stanton Monument: 7.1 mi
- Charlestown Naval Auxillary Landing Field Memorial: 7.8 mi
Museums
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
- Westerly Armory: 5.2 mi
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 8.0 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 8.7 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 9.8 mi
Peaks
- Diamond Hill: 0.7 mi
- Coon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Chase Hill: 2.6 mi
- Champlin Hill: 2.8 mi
- Brightman Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones Family Farm Tract: 2.2 mi
- Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi
- Anna Coit Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Gurnee Tract: 2.8 mi
- Puttker Road Open Space: 2.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 6.1 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 8.2 mi
- Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 8.4 mi
- East Beach: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 27
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 7.9 mi
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 8.1 mi
- Stone Turtle: 8.5 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 9.1 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 26
- Hellcat Propeller: 7.7 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 8.4 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 10.4 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 10.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 15
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 13.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Stepstone Falls: 11.5 mi
- Yantic Falls: 17.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 21.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Beavertail Light: 19.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 7.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 8.0 mi
- Big Beach: 17.4 mi
- Little Beach: 17.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Clay Head: 19.6 mi
- Lion Head: 20.0 mi
- Rams Head: 21.4 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Factory Pond: 9.9 mi
- Old Spring: 11.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Maxon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escoheag Hill | N 1° | 168 m | 11.1 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | WNW 293° | 163 m | 9.1 mi |
| Chapman Hill | NW 307° | 158 m | 5.5 mi |
| Barns Hill | WNW 295° | 155 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NW 318° | 153 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bay Mountain | NW 313° | 152 m | 9.7 mi |
| Stewart Hill | WNW 291° | 149 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tefft Hill | NE 37° | 148 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217661 — Maxon Hill, Washington County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255583
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