Bristol Point

Bristol Point is a cape in Bristol County, Rhode Island. Bristol Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bristol Ferry, as well as near Pocasset Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bristol Ferry Light and Musselbed Shoals Light.

Bristol Ferry Light

Lighthouse

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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.

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.

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum

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The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol and 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.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.