Peak · Rhode Island
Shumunkanuc Hill
Shumunkanuc Hill rises to 57 m in Rhode Island. Chapman Hill stands 158 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Shannock Road passes 4.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 57 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.41010, -71.71451
- 4.1 mi off the Shannock Road
- 6.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 12.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bradford Boat Launch And Fishing Area: 1.8 mi
- Burlingame State Park (Picnic Area): 2.8 mi
- Crandall Field: 3.8 mi
- Santo Algiere Conservation Park: 4.9 mi
- Craig's Field: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- Westerly Armory: 6.2 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 8.2 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 9.5 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 10.2 mi
Peaks
- Chase Hill: 3.2 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.7 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 3.9 mi
- Coon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Maxon Hill: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Charlestown Naval Auxillary Landing Field Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Liberty Tree Memorial: 3.7 mi
- General Stanton Monument: 3.8 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
- How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy): 0.8 mi
- Kimball Refuge: 2.9 mi
- Jones Family Farm Tract: 6.2 mi
- Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge: 6.5 mi
- Frank Hero Tract: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 53
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 2.2 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 4.2 mi
- East Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 27
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 3.8 mi
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 4.0 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 10.1 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 10.4 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 23
- Hellcat Propeller: 3.7 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 7.9 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 10.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 11.1 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 15
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.1 mi
- The Blue Garden: 20.0 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Oil Shed: 10.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 16.5 mi
- Beavertail Light: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Clay Head: 15.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Lion Head: 17.1 mi
- Rams Head: 18.5 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 3.9 mi
- Big Beach: 17.7 mi
- Little Beach: 17.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Stepstone Falls: 14.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 21.2 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 21.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Factory Pond: 6.1 mi
- Old Spring: 14.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Shumunkanuc Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Hill | NW 307° | 158 m | 9.5 mi |
| Barns Hill | WNW 299° | 155 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NW 314° | 153 m | 9.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | WNW 298° | 149 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | WNW 293° | 139 m | 10.6 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | WNW 288° | 139 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dye Hill | NNW 343° | 138 m | 10.4 mi |
| Swantown Hill | WNW 292° | 132 m | 11.7 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 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217671 — Shumunkanuc Hill, Washington County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255593
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