Rosecliff
Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a historic house museum. Records date it to 1902. Look also at The Breakers, 0.5 mi away.
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A museum inside Newport
You can stay in Newport
Rosecliff is inside Newport, which has 99 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Boston
Boston is about 62 miles north (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Established in 1902
Rosecliff dates from 1902. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 5 miles away
Newport State (NPT) has airline service, about 5 miles from Rosecliff.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The year’s weather
Below are typical highs and lows near Rosecliff.
Rosecliff
Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a historic house museum. The house has also been known as the Hermann Oelrichs House or the J. Edgar Monroe House.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1902
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1973)
- Wikipedia readers
- 32K a year
Rooms near Rosecliff
Close by, places to stay are in Newport (99) and Middletown (26).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Rosecliff | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | in town | — | 99 32 hotels · 2 motels · 61 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 24,251 | $747K | C+ |
| Middletown | 4 mi north | 5 min | 26 22 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs | 16,502 | $563K | B+ |
| Narragansett 32% vacation homes | 11 mi southwest | 15 min | 17 7 hotels · 2 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 14,291 | $744K | A |
| South Kingstown | 13 mi west | 20 min | 20 4 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds | 32,009 | $560K | A |
| Jamestown | 5 mi northwest | 10 min | 7 3 hotels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 5,480 | $842K | A |
| Warwick | 18 mi north | 25 min | 21 17 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 84,187 | $355K | B |
| North Kingstown | 11 mi northwest | 15 min | 8 3 hotels · 2 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 27,885 | $544K | A− |
| New Shoreham 75% vacation homes | 23 mi southwest | 35 min | 40 15 hotels · 23 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel | 1,408 | $1,301K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Make a day of it near Rosecliff
Within 62 miles you can add these well-known places.
Big draw1in town MuseumThe Breakers
2in town MuseumMarble House
3in town MuseumThe Elms
410 mi Ancient siteHMS Endeavour
Big draw43 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw62 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
518 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
Big draw49 mi LakeLake ChaubunagungamaugPhoto credits
The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marble House: [email protected], Public domain · The Elms: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · HMS Endeavour: Samuel Atkins (c.1760-1810), Public domain · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Rosecliff: common questions
Is Rosecliff in Newport?
Yes. It’s inside Newport, RI.
When is the best time to visit Rosecliff?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–81°.
How far is Rosecliff from Boston and Brookhaven?
About 62 miles north of Boston and about 96 miles southwest of Brookhaven, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Rosecliff?
Newport State (NPT), about 5 miles away. The nearest big hub is Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), about 19 miles.
Where should I stay near Rosecliff?
Newport (in town, 99 places to stay), Middletown (4 mi, 26 places to stay) and Narragansett (11 mi, 17 places to stay).
From people who live in Newport
Tips will appear here once someone posts in Newport’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.