Peak · Rhode Island
Tefft Hill
Tefft Hill rises to 148 m in Rhode Island. Bald Hill stands 203 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Area I-95 (South Bound), a rest area 0.2 miles away. Route 102 (Ten Rod Road) passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49081755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 148 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55566, -71.66757
- 2.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 7.3 mi off the Shannock Road
- 7.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 8.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 20 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dawley Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 0.5 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Depot Square Park: 4.2 mi
- Abbey Perry Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 1.1 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 8.4 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 8.9 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 9.3 mi
- Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Audobon Society: 1.4 mi
- Audobon Society: 1.6 mi
- Audobon Society: 2.0 mi
- Richmond Heritage Trail: 3.2 mi
- Crawley Preserve: 4.3 mi
Museums
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 1.6 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 6.1 mi
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 7.4 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 9.3 mi
- Paine House Museum: 10.8 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Breakheart Hill: 3.1 mi
- Skunk Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bailey Hill: 3.3 mi
- Casey Hill: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 3.0 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 4.2 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 4.6 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 6.1 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 58
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 11.9 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 12.3 mi
- Camp Fuller Waterfront: 13.1 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 41
- Labyrinth: 10.9 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 12.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 13.4 mi
- The Towers: 14.0 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Stepstone Falls: 6.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 11.2 mi
- The Falls: 12.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 12.6 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 16
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 8.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 8.6 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- The Blue Garden: 18.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Lion Head: 15.9 mi
- Rams Head: 17.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 19.8 mi
- Usher Rocks: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 15.7 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 15.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 0.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 0.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Factory Pond: 11.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 12.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 13.0 mi
- Old Spring: 19.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 8.1 mi
- Little Beach: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Tefft Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NNW 340° | 203 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 314° | 186 m | 10.9 mi |
| Weaver Hill | N 1° | 184 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bowen Hill | N 349° | 184 m | 11.3 mi |
| Weeks Hill | N 352° | 182 m | 8.8 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | N 359° | 181 m | 4.4 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | WNW 303° | 168 m | 6.5 mi |
| Penny Hill | NW 320° | 159 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:36 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357255739
Day trips start here
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 2 mi
- Exeter · 3 mi
- Wyoming · 3 mi
- Richmond · 4 mi
- West Greenwich · 5 mi
- South County · 8 mi
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