Brenton Cove

Brenton Cove is a bay in Newport County, Rhode Island. Brenton Cove is situated nearby to the neighborhood Brenton Village, as well as near the locality Marys Seat.

Type: Bay
Description: bay in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Also known as: “Brentons Cove”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ida Lewis Rock Light and King Park.

Ida Lewis Rock Light

Historic building

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is named after Ida Lewis, who lived and worked at the lighthouse from 1857 and was the official lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911.

King Park

Park

King Park is a small historic town park and beach at 125 Wellington Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. It was the landing site of General Rochambeau during the Revolutionary War, and the park currently features a statue honoring Rochambeau's landing as a well as a beach, playground, dinghy dock, and little league baseball field.

Goat Island

Islet

Photo: Swampyank, Public domain.

Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.

Newport

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Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.

Jamestown

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jamestown is a 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.