Peak · Rhode Island
Mount Tom
Mount Tom rises to 131 m in Rhode Island. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49054888, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58038, -71.73979
- 4.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 5.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 8.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 1.6 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 4.5 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 4.6 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 4.6 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Woody Hill: 1.8 mi
- Escoheag Hill: 2.5 mi
- Dye Hill: 2.5 mi
- Skunk Hill: 2.7 mi
- Penny Hill: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 2.7 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 4.6 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 11.4 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Paine House Museum: 11.9 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 3.1 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 12.5 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 12.9 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 13.0 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 14.8 mi
Parks
- Beach Pond Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
- Dawley Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 4.5 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Depot Square Park: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Audobon Society: 3.6 mi
- Audobon Society: 3.8 mi
- Audobon Society: 3.8 mi
- Wickaboxet Camp: 4.6 mi
- Richmond Heritage Trail: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 51
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.3 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 13.9 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 13.9 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 14.8 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 42
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 9.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 13.3 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.9 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 14.9 mi
- Crazy Corners: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 21
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 12.7 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 17.5 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Stepstone Falls: 2.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 8.3 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.2 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 4.2 mi
- Lion Head: 20.0 mi
- Rams Head: 21.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 22.8 mi
- Usher Rocks: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 19.8 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 19.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Factory Pond: 15.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.3 mi
- Old Spring: 16.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 10.4 mi
- Little Beach: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 15.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | NW 317° | 204 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 19° | 203 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bare Hill | NW 304° | 193 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NNW 345° | 189 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | N 6° | 189 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sterling Hill | NW 324° | 187 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 326° | 186 m | 7.2 mi |
| Weaver Hill | NE 35° | 184 m | 6.7 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 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217905 — Mount Tom, Washington County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255750
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- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 3 mi
- West Greenwich · 5 mi
- Wyoming · 5 mi
- Exeter · 7 mi
- Richmond · 7 mi
- Hopkinton · 8 mi
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