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Molasses Hill

Molasses Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Molasses Hill rises to 96 m in Rhode Island. Keech Hill stands 194 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 1.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
96 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92593, -71.43950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Johnston Historical Society: 5.2 mi
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 5.8 mi
  • Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Monk's Quarry: 1.6 mi
  • Nine Men's Misery Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Cumberland Veteran's Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Honor Roll: 4.2 mi
  • Collyer Monument: 4.3 mi
Parks
  • Gateway Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lime Acres Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lincoln Woods State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Blackstone River Bikeway: 2.3 mi
  • Arnold Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 5.5 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 5.6 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 5.7 mi
  • Statue of Hachikō: 6.6 mi
  • The Independent Man: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Slater Mill: 4.4 mi
  • Cumberlandite: 5.5 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 6.7 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 7.0 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 43
Gardens: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 1.4 mi
  • 2: 8.1 mi
  • 4: 8.1 mi
  • 3: 8.2 mi
  • 1: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 8
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 1.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 1.0 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 6.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Molasses Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Keech HillW 267°194 m9.1 mi
Woonsocket HillWNW 301°180 m6.9 mi
Whortleberry HillWNW 303°169 m5.2 mi
Nipsachuck HillW 279°167 m6.7 mi
Beacon Pole HillN 354°162 m4.8 mi
Den HillWNW 285°157 m9.0 mi
Rocky HillW 275°155 m3.6 mi
Catamint HillN 357°152 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:25
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256993

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