Briggs Point
Briggs Point is a cape in Newport County, Rhode Island. Briggs Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bahia Corner, as well as near Sakonnet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Quicksand Pond.
Quicksand Pond
Pond
Photo: Rbyteisbst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quicksand Pond is a pond in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is a major winter flounder spawning area, has Rare Species Habitat and Significant Natural Communities designation, and is part of a proposed natural greenway corridor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Compton and Acoaxet.
Little Compton
Photo: Zhengan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.
Briggs Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.47663° or 41° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.15077° or 71° 9′ 3″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87HCFRGX+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7516188714OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Briggs Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Briggs Point”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bahia Corner and Sakonnet.
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Highlights include Briggs Marsh and Joseph Brownell Lot.
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