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Welcome to Monastery Heights ...

Monastery Heights is located in Providence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Monastery Heights: Monastery Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Monastery Heights is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monastery Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Monastery Heights: 401

Websites for Monastery Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Monastery Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monastery Heights.

  • Providence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
  • North Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Providence is located in Providence County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monastery Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monastery Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monastery Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monastery Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monastery Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Monastery Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monastery Heights ...

Looking for more information about Monastery Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monastery Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monastery Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Providence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monastery Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.