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Payne's Pond Falls

Payne's Pond Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Payne's Pond Falls is a waterfall in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Weaver Hill stands 184 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bleachery Pond State Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.5 miles off.

What the record says

Height
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65595, -71.46424

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 0.9 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 6.1 mi
  • Sri Chinmoy: 8.6 mi
  • Ferdinand II: 9.1 mi
  • Pineapple: 9.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Chepiwanoxet Park: 1.6 mi
  • Fry Brook Recreation Park: 1.9 mi
  • McGinn Park: 2.5 mi
  • Masonic - Shriners Family Center: 2.8 mi
  • Frenchtown Park: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 57
Attractions: 54
  • Temple to Music: 9.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Carousel: 9.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Botanical Center: 9.2 mi
  • Victorian Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 25
Picnic sites: 18
  • Little Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Site #36: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 22.3 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 22.4 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: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • East Greenwich Falls: 0.3 mi
  • The Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Elizabeth Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Factory Pond: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Payne's Pond Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weaver HillW 271°184 m10.4 mi
Raccoon HillWSW 256°181 m10.9 mi
Tunk HillNW 310°174 m10.7 mi
Bald HillNNW 330°161 m9.3 mi
Pine HillSW 235°158 m10.5 mi
Nooseneck HillWSW 251°156 m9.6 mi
Horn HillNNW 332°154 m10.1 mi
Mount MiseryNW 305°154 m10.9 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 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968747264524233
Precip in4.53.55.04.73.64.13.24.33.95.34.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coventry 2, 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/1544739607

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