Black Point
Black Point is a cape in South County, Rhode Island. Black Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Scarborough Hills, as well as near Earlscourt Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Greene and Fishermans Memorial State Park.
Fort Greene
Military installation
Fort Greene is a United States Army Reserve installation in the Point Judith area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.
Fishermans Memorial State Park
Park
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Fishermen's Memorial State Park is a public recreation area and campground encompassing 91 acres on Point Judith in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Point Judith Light
Lighthouse
Point Judith Light is located on the west side of the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to Block Island Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Earlscourt Historic District and Point Judith.
Earlscourt Historic District
Neighborhood
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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.
Point Judith
Village
Point Judith is a village and a small cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound.
Narragansett
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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.
Black Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Rye Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.39491° or 41° 23′ 42″ northLongitude
-71.46551° or 71° 27′ 56″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87HC9GVM+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7516188816OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Black Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary Star of the Sea Church and Narragansett Fire Department Station Two.
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