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Rock Hill

Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
131 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.68066, -71.62895

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Point: 1.3 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Herbert F. Paine Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Amgen Park: 3.5 mi
  • Amgen Park: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
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
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
Beaches: 53
Attractions: 46
Gardens: 19
  • 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
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 8
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: 5
  • Little Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Site #36: 18.4 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
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Central LandfillNNE 28°210 m10.1 mi
Howard HillNW 321°209 m7.1 mi
Bald HillWSW 238°203 m4.9 mi
Bennett HillNW 318°197 m8.9 mi
Cucumber HillNW 306°195 m9.0 mi
Cranberry HillNW 307°189 m5.9 mi
Gibson HillWNW 289°189 m8.9 mi
Round HillNNW 344°187 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1115:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357256095

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