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Woonsocket Hill

Woonsocket Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.97760, -71.55367

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Nature reserves
  • Blackstone River: 2.3 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.4 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.4 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.5 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 2.7 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 11.0 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 11.2 mi
  • Statue: 11.3 mi
  • The Hummingbird Palace: 11.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 56
Beaches: 40
Gardens: 34
  • 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
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 7.7 mi
  • 1: 12.3 mi
  • 2: 12.3 mi
  • 36: 12.3 mi
  • 16-34: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 7
  • 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
Waterfalls: 6
  • 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
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Woonsocket Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tourtellotte HillSW 222°213 m7.8 mi
Wolf HillW 259°204 m9.1 mi
Absalona HillSW 215°198 m6.1 mi
Keech HillSW 218°194 m5.2 mi
Steere HillSSW 206°172 m7.2 mi
Cooper HillWSW 238°171 m4.9 mi
Whortleberry HillESE 116°169 m1.7 mi
Oak HillWSW 258°168 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:58
June solstice05:1219:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:1215:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

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

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