Beavertail Point
Beavertail Point is a cape in Newport County, Rhode Island. Beavertail Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clarks Village, as well as near Bonnet Shores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beavertail Light and Whale Rock.
Beavertail Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The 64-foot lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century.
Whale Rock
Islet
Whale Rock or Submarine Rock is the smallest island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is located in the West Passage of the bay in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, west of the Beavertail area on Conanicut Island.
Castle Hill Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Thomsonsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narragansett and Earlscourt Historic District.
Narragansett
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close.
Earlscourt Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Earlscourt Historic District is a residential historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. It is centered on a stretch of Earles Court, between Gibson Avenue and Noble Street, and includes a few properties on the adjacent Gibson Avenue and Woodward and Westminster Streets.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Beavertail Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Beaver Tail”
- Category: landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.44906° or 41° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-71.39973° or 71° 23′ 59″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCCJX2+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 7518443513OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5220859
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