Boston Neck
Boston Neck is a cape in South County, Rhode Island. Boston Neck is situated nearby to the neighborhood Narragansett Beach, as well as near Indian Lake Shores.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
- Also known as: “Naaomuck Neck”, “Namacoke”, “Namcook”, “Nameoke”, “Namkook”, “Naomuck”, and “Shamcook”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Varnum and Whale Rock.
Camp Varnum
Military installation
Camp Varnum is a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility in the Boston Neck area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II it was Fort Varnum, a coastal defense fort.
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.
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. Beavertail Light is situated 2 miles east of Boston Neck.
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. Earlscourt Historic District is situated 2½ miles southwest of Boston Neck.
Peace Dale
Village
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Peace Dale is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. Peace Dale is situated 3 miles west of Boston Neck.
Boston Neck
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Boston Neck” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Boston Neck”
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