Peak · Rhode Island
Penny Hill
Penny Hill rises to 159 m in Rhode Island. Howard Hill stands 209 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Ledge, a cliff 1.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 4.9 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62871, -71.74868
- 4.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 11.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wickaboxet Camp: 2.1 mi
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge: 4.2 mi
- River's Edge Campground: 5.2 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 5.7 mi
- Beaudoin Conservation Area: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 2.4 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 5.3 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 7.5 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 7.5 mi
Museums
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 5.6 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 7.7 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Paine House Museum: 10.5 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 12.2 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 5.7 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 14.1 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 14.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 14.8 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 15.3 mi
Peaks
- Escoheag Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.9 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Beach Pond Boat Launch: 4.3 mi
- Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Beachdale Pond Boat Launch: 6.3 mi
- Dawley Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 40
- Moosup Pond Beach: 9.3 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 17.3 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 17.3 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 39
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 7.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 11.3 mi
- Crazy Corners: 12.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 14.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 15.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 15.0 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 1.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 19.5 mi
- Lion Head: 22.0 mi
- Rams Head: 23.1 mi
- Usher Rocks: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Stepstone Falls: 1.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 5.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.9 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 18.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 18.4 mi
- Old Spring: 19.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Beavertail Light: 21.9 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 21.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 10.1 mi
- Big Beach: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Penny Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Hill | N 10° | 209 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | WNW 298° | 204 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 63° | 203 m | 2.2 mi |
| Bennett Hill | N 1° | 197 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cucumber Hill | N 353° | 195 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bare Hill | W 278° | 193 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NNW 341° | 189 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | NNE 12° | 189 m | 7.3 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 | 15:36 | 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 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256055
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