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Waterman Hill

Waterman Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Waterman Hill rises to 174 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cranberry Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America

Wikidata Q49087795, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
174 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.72510, -71.72173

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 8.7 mi
Parks
  • Westconnaug Meadows: 3.9 mi
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Frank Sherman Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
Museums
Artworks: 54
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 11.6 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 13.7 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 14.4 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 16.1 mi
  • Pineapple: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 33
Beaches: 28
Waterfalls: 17
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 3.0 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 17.4 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 5.8 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 19.0 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 19.0 mi
  • Iron Cross Boulder: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Site #36: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 24.7 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.9 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Elizabeth Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 23.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Waterman Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNNW 341°256 m9.1 mi
Mount HygeiaNNW 347°224 m9.0 mi
Chopmist HillNNE 18°223 m8.5 mi
Pray HillN 355°216 m9.1 mi
Bear HillNNW 332°215 m9.1 mi
Howard HillN 6°209 m2.5 mi
Ekonk HillWSW 239°204 m7.6 mi
Bald HillS 174°203 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
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 °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218273 — Waterman Hill, Kent County, Rhode Island.

OpenStreetMap element node/357256100

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