Peak · Rhode Island
Rock Hill
Rock Hill rises to 131 m in Rhode Island. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Harkney Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68066, -71.62895
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 11.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Amgen Park: 3.5 mi
- Nathanael Greene Homestead National Historic Landmark: 4.5 mi
- Hope Pond Recreational Area: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Tarbox Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 5.4 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 5.9 mi
- Station Fire Memorial: 6.1 mi
Museums
- Paine House Museum: 3.4 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 7.2 mi
- Warwick Center for the Arts: 8.9 mi
- Warwick Museum of Art: 9.0 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 57
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 8.8 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 8.9 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 10.6 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 11.1 mi
- Sri Chinmoy: 12.9 mi
Peaks
- Harkney Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hungry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Weaver Hill: 2.4 mi
- Weeks Hill: 3.2 mi
- Nipmuc Hill: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 53
- Hope Pond Beach: 5.0 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 10.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.5 mi
- Calf Pasture Point Beach: 12.1 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Audubon Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Beaudoin Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Janice L. Sullivan Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Acres Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 45
- Crazy Corners: 8.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 12.1 mi
- Temple to Music: 13.1 mi
- Victorian Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 16.4 mi
- Usher Rocks: 17.5 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 17.6 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 13.5 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 14.3 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 8.0 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 8.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 8.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 4.8 mi
- Big Beach: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 15.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Beavertail Light: 19.9 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | NNE 28° | 210 m | 10.1 mi |
| Howard Hill | NW 321° | 209 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 238° | 203 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bennett Hill | NW 318° | 197 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cucumber Hill | NW 306° | 195 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | NW 307° | 189 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gibson Hill | WNW 289° | 189 m | 8.9 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 344° | 187 m | 10.0 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256095
Day trips start here
- Coventry · 2 mi
- Kent County · 3 mi
- West Greenwich · 4 mi
- West Warwick · 6 mi
- Scituate · 7 mi
- East Greenwich · 8 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Rock Hill.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.