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Shumunkanuc Hill

Shumunkanuc Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073580, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
57 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.41010, -71.71451

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
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
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 54
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
Gardens: 17
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Stepstone Falls: 14.2 mi
  • The Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
  • Cascade: 16.4 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
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
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: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Shumunkanuc Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapman HillNW 307°158 m9.5 mi
Pine HillNNE 22°158 m11.8 mi
Barns HillWNW 299°155 m12.0 mi
Pendleton HillNW 314°153 m9.3 mi
Stewart HillWNW 298°149 m9.9 mi
Tefft HillNNE 14°148 m10.3 mi
Cossaduck HillWNW 293°139 m10.6 mi
Wintechog HillWNW 288°139 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1419:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1015:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

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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