Woonsocket Hill
Woonsocket Hill rises to 180 m in Rhode Island. Tourtellotte Hill stands 213 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Premisy Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 7.5 miles off.
The story
Woonsocket Hill (originally Niswasocket) is one of the highest points in the state of Rhode Island and is the highest point in the town of North Smithfield, Rhode Island at 586 feet (179 m). The hill is located near the center of the town and "contained a highly refractory stone used for hearth stones. ".
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Wikidata Q49091012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 180 m
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 10.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum of Work and Culture: 2.4 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 6.8 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 7.4 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 7.4 mi
- Hearthside House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 2.7 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 11.0 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 11.2 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 11.9 mi
- The Independent Man: 12.4 mi
- Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 2.9 mi
- Bryant Archway: 4.1 mi
- Oakland Mill: 4.7 mi
- Taft - Main House: 6.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial at Smithfield: 6.6 mi
- Premisy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Black Plain Hill: 1.1 mi
- Whortleberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cat Hill: 1.8 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cherry Brook Wetland: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Swamp: 1.3 mi
- Branch Village Park: 1.6 mi
- Spooner Property: 1.6 mi
- Globe Park: 1.6 mi
- Cumberlandite: 5.3 mi
- Slater Mill: 11.2 mi
- Waterplace Park: 12.7 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 13.3 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 13.3 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Flynns Beach: 5.5 mi
- YWCA Beach: 5.8 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.4 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
- Blackstone River: 2.3 mi
- Booth Pond: 2.6 mi
- Mansfield Pond: 3.2 mi
- Tucker Cove: 3.9 mi
- King Property: 4.0 mi
- Rain Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 10.3 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Garden of Heroes: 12.4 mi
- Pond Cave: 7.9 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 7.9 mi
- Lower Heart: 8.2 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 8.2 mi
- Jade Boulder: 8.3 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.1 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 14.2 mi
- Cargill Falls: 18.9 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 22.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 22.7 mi
- 16-34: 12.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.8 mi
- Little Beach: 23.3 mi
- Big Beach: 23.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Woonsocket Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourtellotte Hill | SW 222° | 213 m | 7.8 mi |
| Absalona Hill | SW 215° | 198 m | 6.1 mi |
| Keech Hill | SW 218° | 194 m | 5.2 mi |
| Steere Hill | SSW 206° | 172 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WSW 238° | 171 m | 4.9 mi |
| Whortleberry Hill | ESE 116° | 169 m | 1.7 mi |
| Nipsachuck Hill | SSW 197° | 167 m | 2.6 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | ENE 77° | 162 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1218842 — Woonsocket Hill, Providence County, Rhode Island.
OpenStreetMap element node/357256828
Day trips start here
- North Smithfield · 1 mi
- Blackstone · 3 mi
- Woonsocket · 3 mi
- Smithfield · 4 mi
- Cumberland · 6 mi
- Burrillville · 7 mi
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