Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:11 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:09 am – 4:18 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F52 in of rain a yearwettest month December35 in of snow a year, on about 15 days22 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Coventry 2 station, 8 mi away; snow from Kingston
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · under a mileCedar Tree Pointcape · under a mileWickford Harborbay · 1.3 miRabbit Islandisland · under a milePine Riverriver · 1.6 miMill Covebay · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCocumcussocstate park · under a mile · 418 acresDevils Foot Rockstate park · under a mileTarboxstate park · 2.9 miPotowomut Pond Accessstate park · 2.9 miQueens Forth Historic Sitestate park · 3.0 mi · 58 acresRte 102 Picnic Grovestate park · 3.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202027 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202027 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWashington County, RI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateCoastal flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025302 of 365 days measured59 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, RI
Drinking waterKent County Water Authorityserves 94,107 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation30 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKent Hospital8.1 miPost officeNorth Kingstown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Kingstown Municipal Building2.1 miPoliceRhode Island State Police Department Wickford Barracksunder a mileFire stationNorth Kingstown Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 middleElementaryFishing Cove Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryStony Lane Elementary School1.4 miMiddleWickford Middle School1.4 miCollegeUniversity of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD9.6 miInterstateI-955.7 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakKingston, RI KIN8.9 miRailWickford JunctionMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.7 miCoachProvidence, RI (Bus stop on the north side of Atwells Ave between Broadway and Dave Gavitt Way, on the curb in front of Hilton Providence)OurBus16 miTransit17 stops within a mileRhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02854 ZIP area.
