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East Greenwich Falls

East Greenwich Falls, seen from above at true elevation

East Greenwich Falls is a waterfall in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Weaver Hill stands 184 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bleachery Woods, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

What the record says

Height
7.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65255, -71.46008

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 0.7 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 5.9 mi
  • Sri Chinmoy: 8.7 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 9.2 mi
  • Pineapple: 9.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Chepiwanoxet Park: 1.7 mi
  • Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.8 mi
  • McGinn Park: 2.3 mi
  • Masonic - Shriners Family Center: 2.9 mi
  • Frenchtown Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 57
Attractions: 48
  • Temple to Music: 9.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Carousel: 9.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Roger Williams Botanical Center: 9.4 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Payne's Pond Falls: 0.3 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 16.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Little Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Big Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.2 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of East Greenwich Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weaver HillW184 m10.6 mi
Raccoon HillWSW181 m11.1 mi
Tunk HillNW174 m11.0 mi
Pine HillWSW158 m10.5 mi
Nooseneck HillWSW156 m9.7 mi
Horn HillNNW154 m10.4 mi
Harkney HillW150 m9.9 mi
Lawton HillNNW141 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1219:4220:24
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1015:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747366544536
Precip in4.03.44.94.33.43.82.93.64.24.24.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 5 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs63.468.689.184.461.339.220.015.715.121.336.956.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Hunt River Near East Greenwich, RI, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4927495710

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