Bristol Ferry
Bristol Ferry is in Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. Bristol Ferry is situated nearby to the lighthouse Musselbed Shoals Light, as well as near the neighborhood Melville.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musselbed Shoals Light and Bristol Ferry Light.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 1,700 feet west of Bristol Ferry.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Bristol Ferry.
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse is situated 1 mile west of Bristol Ferry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Bristol.
Portsmouth
Bristol
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Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Melville
Neighborhood
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Melville is a census-designated place in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay. Melville is situated 4 miles southwest of Bristol Ferry.
Bristol Ferry
Latitude
41.63732° or 41° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-71.25366° or 71° 15′ 13″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCJPPW+WGGeoNames ID
5221082
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