Peak · Rhode Island
Witch Hill
Witch Hill rises to 172 m in Rhode Island. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the west, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49090655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84260, -71.70618
- 8.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Oak Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chopmist Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pray Hill: 1.9 mi
- Round Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Hygeia: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Marion Irons Beach: 4.8 mi
- Manning Field: 5.0 mi
- Glocester Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Esek Hopkins Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Grover C. Walker Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Harris Mill Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 7.4 mi
- Pineville Mill: 8.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Schneider Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Ross Marsh Wildlife Area: 6.4 mi
- Yosemite Valley Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Mason Hill Conservation Area: 7.4 mi
Museums: 54
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 5.0 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 5.2 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 9.4 mi
- Johnston Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 47
- Graffiti Mural: 12.6 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 13.9 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 14.1 mi
- Monsignor Cavallaro: 14.5 mi
- Welcome Gateway: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 32
- Crazy Corners: 4.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 13.8 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 15.0 mi
- Waterplace Park: 15.1 mi
- A World of Adaptations: 15.3 mi
Beaches: 27
- Wescott Beach: 3.1 mi
- Steers Beach: 7.0 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
- Mountaindale Beach: 9.1 mi
- Flynns Beach: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 14.5 mi
- Little Beach: 16.1 mi
- Big Beach: 16.4 mi
- 1: 22.8 mi
- 2: 22.8 mi
Gardens: 18
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 15.0 mi
- Radeke Garden: 15.4 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 15.5 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Woodward's Rock: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 14.5 mi
- Lower Heart: 14.5 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Ponogansett Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.4 mi
- Cargill Falls: 11.7 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Thirsty Beaver: 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Witch Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | W 277° | 256 m | 3.8 mi |
| Durfee Hill | NNW 330° | 244 m | 3.9 mi |
| Whites Hill | NW 304° | 240 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 314° | 235 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Hygeia | WNW 283° | 224 m | 2.9 mi |
| Chopmist Hill | E 93° | 223 m | 1.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 287° | 223 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sprague Hill | NNW 344° | 217 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:35 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357256479
Day trips start here
- Foster · 3 mi
- Glocester · 3 mi
- Scituate · 6 mi
- Providence County · 7 mi
- Burrillville · 9 mi
- Smithfield · 10 mi
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