Rhode Island maps: printable and free
5 free maps of Rhode Island: high-resolution PNG (300 dpi) and PDF for US Letter or A4.
PDF = US Letter; A4 for other countries. Tap a map to view it full size. Free for personal, school and commercial use.
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made
1. Rhode Island blank outline map
The state border only, with a scale bar. Good for labeling, coloring and tracing.
View full size2. Rhode Island county map
All 5 counties, outlined without names.
View full size3. Rhode Island labeled county map
The same 5 counties, each named. Names that don't fit inside a small area sit just outside, joined by a short line.
View full size4. Rhode Island map with major cities
23 places, chosen by 2020 Census population and spaced so no labels overlap. Rhode Island has no incorporated cities, so these are census-designated places. The capital is marked with a star.
View full size5. Rhode Island elevation map
USGS 3DEP elevation as color plus hillshade. Legend in feet with meters underneath; the low point is sea level, so it has no marker, a star the capital.
View full sizeRhode Island: shape, counties and terrain
Rhode Island spans about 38 miles from east to west and 60 miles from north to south, with 1,034 square miles of land. Its outline is irregular: the state fills only 47% of the box drawn around it on the map. The Census boundary file draws it as 14 separate land areas, only one of them larger than 100 square miles.
Rhode Island has 5 counties. The largest by land area is Providence County (409 sq mi) and the smallest is Bristol County (24 sq mi). The capital, Providence, sits at 9 ft downtown (USGS).
Elevation runs from sea level along the Atlantic Ocean to 812 ft (247 m) at Jerimoth Hill in Providence County, a range of 812 ft. The sampled average is about 235 ft.
On the relief map's elevation grid, 3% of the state lies below 0 ft, 53% between 0 and 250 ft, 33% between 250 and 500 ft and 11% between 500 and 750 ft and under 1% above 750 ft. Split from south to north into thirds, the southern third averages 11 ft, the central third 183 ft and the northern third 358 ft, so the land is highest in the northern third and lowest in the southern third.
More figures, with sources: Rhode Island elevation: highest, lowest and average points.
How teachers and students can use these maps
- Blank map: label Providence, the capital, and the largest cities, then check them against the cities map. Older students can draw in rivers or mountain ranges from an atlas.
- County map: find your own county among the 5. The labeled version works as an answer key; the blank one as a quiz.
- Cities map: Providence to Westerly is about 37 miles in a straight line. Measure it with the scale bar and see how close you get.
- Elevation map: find Jerimoth Hill (812 ft) and the coast, at sea level, and work out the difference: 812 ft. Then use the legend to estimate the elevation of your town and check it with our elevation tool.
- Printing: each map has a US Letter PDF and an A4 PDF. The PDFs are vector files, so lines and labels stay sharp at any size. The outline maps use very little ink in black and white.
License: free to use
These maps are free for personal, school and commercial use. Print them, copy them, change them, and use them in worksheets, slides, books, apps or websites. No permission or fee is needed. A credit is appreciated: Map: MyCurrentElevation.org.
The data behind them (US Census Bureau boundaries and population, USGS elevation) is in the public domain. Inter, the typeface on the maps, is licensed under the SIL Open Font License.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Cartographic Boundary Files (states, counties; 1:500,000) — state and county borders, county land areas, map extents
- USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) elevation service — elevation colors and shading on the relief map, and the elevation shares quoted above
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, census-designated places (TIGERweb) — which places are largest, and their locations
- USGS, Elevations and Distances in the United States (highest and lowest elevations) — Jerimoth Hill elevation (highest point)
- USGS, Elevations and Distances in the United States (highest and lowest elevations) — lowest point
- USGS 3DEP via the Elevation Point Query Service — sampled average elevation and the capital's downtown elevation
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Counties layer — number and type of county-level areas
How each number is produced: methodology and data sources.
Other states and the US map: all printable maps · Rhode Island elevation
Data updated · By Ankit Kumar, compiled from public U.S. government and open datasets · How these numbers are made