Rhode Island
Newport County
City of Newport

Castle Hill Light

Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on in , at the end of the historic . It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between and .
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Photo: Thomsonsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
  • Also known as: “Castle Hill Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Wetherill State Park and Ocean Drive Historic District.

Park
Photo: JMPelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres at the southeastern tip of in the town of .

Historic site
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY 2.5.
The is a historic district that covers the long avenue of the same name along the southern shore of , , . is situated 1½ miles east of Castle Hill Light.

Historic building
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the harbor in . 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. is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Hill Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Newport.

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Bay. is 25 miles south of and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a beautiful seaside city in 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.

Village
Photo: Gibbystuart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village and historic district spread across the 4 towns of , , and in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Castle Hill Light.

Castle Hill Light

Latitude
41.46215° or 41° 27′ 44″ north
Longitude
-71.36291° or 71° 21′ 47″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Inception
1890
Open location code
87HCFJ6P+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 713487173
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
5221294
Wiki­data ID
Q5050138
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Castle Hill Light” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Քասլ Հիլ փարոս”
  • Catalan: “Far de Castle Hill”
  • French: “phare de Castle Hill”
  • French: “Phare de Castle Hill”
  • Russian: “Маяк Касл-Хилл”
  • Turkish: “Castle Hill Feneri”
  • Turkish: “Castle Hill Light”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle Hill Light”. Photo: Thomsonsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.