Peak · Rhode Island
McSparran Hill
McSparran Hill rises to 70 m in Rhode Island. Nooseneck Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Girl Scout Camp beach, a beach 1.4 miles away. Ministerial Road passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048991, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 70 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49649, -71.45645
- 4.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 6.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- South County Museum: 4.0 mi
- Sydney L Wright Memorial Museum of Indian Artifacts: 4.3 mi
- Jamestown Museum: 4.3 mi
- Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum: 4.4 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Hammond Hill: 1.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rose Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.4 mi
- Stook Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Treaty Rock Park: 1.8 mi
- Mettatuxet Park: 1.9 mi
- Casey Farm: 2.0 mi
- Fort Getty Park: 3.1 mi
- Conanicut Battery National Historic Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Old Jamestown Bridge west pylon: 3.1 mi
- Carter Jackson Monument: 3.4 mi
- Whale Rock Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
- Battery 213: 4.2 mi
- Battery: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 57
- Rhody the Ram: 3.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 3.9 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 4.2 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 5.3 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 50
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 1.4 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
- Old Salt Work Beach: 5.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 5.3 mi
- Collins Beach: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Racquet Road Wildlife Refuge: 4.9 mi
- Brownell Plot: 6.8 mi
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 6.9 mi
- Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 41
- Labyrinth: 4.0 mi
- The Towers: 4.6 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 4.8 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 6.0 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 18
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 3.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Blue Garden: 6.6 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 14.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Lion Head: 4.4 mi
- Rams Head: 5.4 mi
- Marys Seat: 8.3 mi
- The Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Usher Rocks: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Beavertail Light: 4.4 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 4.4 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
- Block Island Southeast Light: 24.2 mi
- Block Island South East Light: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- East Greenwich Falls: 10.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 11.0 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 17.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Plum Point Spring: 3.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 10.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 10.5 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 10.8 mi
- Little Beach: 11.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of McSparran Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nooseneck Hill | NW 310° | 156 m | 12.4 mi |
| Casey Hill | NW 306° | 138 m | 9.0 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NW 321° | 125 m | 8.6 mi |
| Andrews Hill | NNW 343° | 116 m | 11.7 mi |
| Spencer Hill | N 351° | 113 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 275° | 110 m | 8.6 mi |
| Yorker Hill | WNW 296° | 98 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | W 278° | 97 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 1 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357258734
Day trips start here
- Dutch Island · 3 mi
- Narragansett · 3 mi
- North Kingstown · 3 mi
- Wakefield · 4 mi
- Jamestown · 5 mi
- South Kingstown · 5 mi
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