Peak · Rhode Island
Raccoon Hill
Raccoon Hill rises to 181 m in Rhode Island. Howard Hill stands 209 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Breakheart Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.61871, -71.66923
- 2.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 6.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Breakheart Hill: 1.4 mi
- Nooseneck Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.7 mi
- Weaver Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hungry Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 1.7 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 3.1 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 3.3 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
- Audobon Society: 5.2 mi
- Beaudoin Conservation Area: 5.3 mi
- Audubon Nature Reserve: 5.5 mi
- Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge: 5.5 mi
Parks
- Dawley Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 4.2 mi
- The Point: 5.4 mi
- Amgen Park: 6.0 mi
- Amgen Park: 6.0 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 4.2 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 9.9 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 10.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 11.4 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 11.9 mi
Museums
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 4.5 mi
- Paine House Museum: 7.4 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 8.1 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 8.8 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Hope Pond Beach: 9.6 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.8 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 13.3 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 13.6 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 44
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 11.0 mi
- Crazy Corners: 12.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 14.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 15.4 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.7 mi
- Lion Head: 18.3 mi
- Rams Head: 19.2 mi
- Usher Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 17
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 17.7 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Stepstone Falls: 4.7 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 10.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 11.1 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 18.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Big Beach: 6.1 mi
- Little Beach: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.3 mi
- Site #36: 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Elizabeth Spring: 11.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 14.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.1 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 19.8 mi
- Old Spring: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Raccoon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Hill | NNW 346° | 209 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | WNW 290° | 204 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 308° | 203 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bare Hill | W 278° | 193 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | NNW 341° | 189 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NW 318° | 189 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sterling Hill | WNW 299° | 187 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 293° | 186 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 | 05:13 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217915 — Raccoon Hill, Kent County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255761
Day trips start here
- West Greenwich · 1 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 5 mi
- Exeter · 5 mi
- Coventry · 6 mi
- Kent County · 6 mi
- Wyoming · 7 mi
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