Anthony Point
Anthony Point is a cape in Newport County, Rhode Island. Anthony Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Hummocks, as well as near Common Fence Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sakonnet River Bridge and Musselbed Shoals Light.
Sakonnet River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge, commonly referred to as the Sakonnet River Bridge, is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiverton and Portsmouth.
Tiverton
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, eastern Rhode Island, that borders Massachusetts. Founded in 1694, Tiverton has grown from its origins as a farming community into a picturesque summer resort and residential suburb.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Anthony Point
- Type: Cape
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63501° or 41° 38′ 6″ northLongitude
-71.21236° or 71° 12′ 45″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCJQPQ+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 7516188723OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Anthony Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Anthony Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Hummocks and Common Fence Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friends Burial Ground and Captain Joseph Church Lot.
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