Peak · Rhode Island
Nipsachuck Hill
Nipsachuck Hill rises to 167 m in Rhode Island. Chopmist Hill stands 223 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Forge Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49057060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 167 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.94177, -71.56812
- 6.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 10.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Lookout Point · 14 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Bryant Archway: 2.2 mi
- Oakland Mill: 4.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 4.2 mi
- Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 5.3 mi
- Harris Mill Ruins: 6.6 mi
Museums
- Museum of Work and Culture: 4.8 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 5.5 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 5.5 mi
- Johnston Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Statue of Hachikō: 5.1 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 9.5 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 9.8 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 10.9 mi
- The Independent Man: 11.0 mi
Peaks
- Forge Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cat Hill: 1.2 mi
- Black Plain Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ridge Hill: 2.4 mi
- Den Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks: 55
- Mowry Conservation Area: 1.7 mi
- Conaty Park: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Grove: 2.1 mi
- Bryant Pond: 2.1 mi
- Bryant University Pond: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- George Washington Picnic Grove: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Hill Forest Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Booth Pond: 4.1 mi
- Ken Weber Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Blackstone River: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 39
- Cumberlandite: 7.2 mi
- Slater Mill: 10.5 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.2 mi
- Waterplace Park: 11.2 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 35
- Steers Beach: 4.2 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 4.6 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 4.7 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Rain Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 11.0 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Pond Cave: 7.3 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 7.3 mi
- Lower Heart: 7.5 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 7.5 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascade Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cargill Falls: 17.7 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 19.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thirsty Beaver: 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- 16-34: 13.6 mi
- Little Beach: 20.9 mi
- Big Beach: 21.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 11.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Nipsachuck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chopmist Hill | SW 217° | 223 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sprague Hill | WSW 253° | 217 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tourtellotte Hill | SW 233° | 213 m | 5.5 mi |
| Central Landfill | S 170° | 210 m | 9.3 mi |
| Absalona Hill | SW 228° | 198 m | 3.7 mi |
| Keech Hill | SW 236° | 194 m | 2.9 mi |
| Woonsocket Hill | NNE 17° | 180 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 175° | 174 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256795
Day trips start here
- North Smithfield · 2 mi
- Smithfield · 2 mi
- Blackstone · 5 mi
- Providence County · 5 mi
- Woonsocket · 5 mi
- Burrillville · 6 mi
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