Peak · Rhode Island
Wilbur Hill
Wilbur Hill rises to 88 m in Rhode Island. Raccoon Hill stands 181 m to the north, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Shannock Road passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49089809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 88 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49204, -71.64118
- 3.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 4.7 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 6.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 9.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 4.2 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 5.4 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 7.2 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 8.2 mi
- Frosty Drew Memorial Nature Center: 8.7 mi
Peaks
- Bailey Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Shannock Hill: 2.1 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 2.7 mi
- Great Neck: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Abbey Perry Park: 3.3 mi
- West Kingston Park: 3.8 mi
- Joseph Langworthy Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Depot Square Park: 4.0 mi
- Dawley Memorial State Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 2.9 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 7.2 mi
- Camp Sway Memorial Staging Area: 7.3 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 7.4 mi
- Hell's Half Acre: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Richmond Heritage Trail: 1.8 mi
- Crawley Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
- Audobon Society: 4.2 mi
- Brownell Plot: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 55
- Ninigret Beach: 7.9 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Camp Fuller Waterfront: 9.0 mi
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 10.3 mi
- East Beach: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 39
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 5.2 mi
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 5.7 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 6.0 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 8.4 mi
- Giant Troll Erik Rock: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- Labyrinth: 7.4 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 8.4 mi
- The Towers: 10.5 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 11.2 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 10
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 5.7 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 5.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- The Blue Garden: 15.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.4 mi
- Lion Head: 13.2 mi
- Rams Head: 14.5 mi
- Marys Seat: 17.8 mi
- The Bluff: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Beavertail Light: 12.9 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 12.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Stepstone Falls: 10.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Factory Pond: 7.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 11.8 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.4 mi
- Old Spring: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Pavilion: 8.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 8.6 mi
- Big Beach: 10.9 mi
- Little Beach: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Wilbur Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Hill | N 351° | 181 m | 8.9 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | NW 319° | 168 m | 10.5 mi |
| Penny Hill | NNW 330° | 159 m | 11.0 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | N 0° | 156 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | W 274° | 153 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tefft Hill | NNW 343° | 148 m | 4.6 mi |
| Breakheart Hill | NNW 346° | 148 m | 7.7 mi |
| Casey Hill | NNE 22° | 138 m | 6.0 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 | 07:10 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1217715 — Wilbur Hill, Washington County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357255610
Day trips start here
- Richmond · 1 mi
- South County · 4 mi
- Wyoming · 4 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 5 mi
- Exeter · 5 mi
- Hopkinton · 7 mi
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