Peak · Rhode Island
Yorker Hill
Yorker Hill rises to 98 m in Rhode Island. Raccoon Hill stands 181 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rocks, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ministerial Road passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rhode Island, United States of America
Wikidata Q49091354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 98 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.52566, -71.53784
- 3.1 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 3.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 7.4 mi off the Shannock Road
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wolf Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Dumping Rock: 1.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.5 mi
- Sherman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Marion Eppley Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Brownell Plot: 2.9 mi
- Crawley Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Florence Nightingale Statue: 2.5 mi
- Rhody the Ram: 3.0 mi
- Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 4.0 mi
- Grafitti Tunnel: 6.7 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Peck and Hutchinson Collaborative Nature Space: 2.7 mi
- Abbey Perry Park: 2.8 mi
- West Kingston Park: 3.1 mi
- Potter Wood: 3.7 mi
- Spencer Park: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Rhode Island Railroad Museum: 3.1 mi
- International Museum of World War II: 6.4 mi
- New England Wireless and Steam Museum: 6.9 mi
- South County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Seabee Museum: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Great Swamp Fight Site: 4.9 mi
- Sari's Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Carter Jackson Monument: 6.3 mi
- South Kingstown Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Old Jamestown Bridge west pylon: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 52
- Girl Scout Camp beach: 4.9 mi
- Compass Rose Beach: 7.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 8.1 mi
- Camp Fuller Waterfront: 8.3 mi
- Mackerel Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- Labyrinth: 5.2 mi
- The Towers: 7.8 mi
- Jamestown Golf Course: 9.0 mi
- Newton Avenue Waterfront: 9.1 mi
- Bass Rock Road Waterfront: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 17
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Blue Garden: 11.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Lion Head: 9.0 mi
- Rams Head: 10.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.9 mi
- The Bluff: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- The Falls: 5.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 13.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 22.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Beavertail Light: 8.9 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 8.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Plum Point Spring: 6.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 9.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.1 mi
- Old Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Big Beach: 7.6 mi
- Little Beach: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Yorker Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Hill | NW 313° | 181 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 302° | 158 m | 5.7 mi |
| Nooseneck Hill | NW 319° | 156 m | 7.9 mi |
| Tefft Hill | WNW 287° | 148 m | 7.0 mi |
| Breakheart Hill | NW 305° | 148 m | 8.9 mi |
| Casey Hill | NW 316° | 138 m | 4.5 mi |
| Woody Hill | W 281° | 131 m | 11.1 mi |
| Shrub Hill | NNW 345° | 125 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingston 1 NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357255782
Day trips start here
- Exeter · 4 mi
- North Kingstown · 5 mi
- South County · 5 mi
- South Kingstown · 5 mi
- Wickford · 5 mi
- Wakefield · 6 mi
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