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Sayles Hill

Sayles Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sayles Hill rises to 143 m in Rhode Island. Absalona Hill stands 198 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Whortleberry Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 4.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
143 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95788, -71.50339

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Barry Field: 2.1 mi
  • Cedar Swamp: 2.2 mi
  • Bernon Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Globe Park: 2.4 mi
  • River Island Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
  • Museum of Work and Culture: 2.9 mi
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 5.2 mi
  • Johnston Historical Society: 6.6 mi
  • Dorr Rebellion Museum: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Bryant Archway: 3.2 mi
  • Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Monk's Quarry: 4.9 mi
  • Nine Men's Misery Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Cumberland Veteran's Memorial: 5.4 mi
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 3.2 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 8.5 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 8.7 mi
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 9.2 mi
  • The Independent Man: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Cumberlandite: 4.0 mi
  • Slater Mill: 8.3 mi
  • Rhode Island State House Tours: 9.9 mi
  • Waterplace Park: 10.2 mi
  • Hunt House Root Cellar: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 42
Gardens: 32
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 4.9 mi
  • 1: 10.0 mi
  • 2: 10.1 mi
  • 3: 10.1 mi
  • 36: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 3.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 3.3 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 5.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Sayles Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Absalona HillWSW 239°198 m7.1 mi
Keech HillWSW 244°194 m6.4 mi
Woonsocket HillWNW 298°180 m2.9 mi
Steere HillSW 228°172 m7.6 mi
Cooper HillW 259°171 m6.9 mi
Whortleberry HillWNW 300°169 m1.3 mi
Nipsachuck HillWSW 252°167 m3.5 mi
Beacon Pole HillNE 47°162 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218831 — Sayles Hill, Providence County, Rhode Island.

OpenStreetMap element node/357256802

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