Conanicut Island
Conanicut Island is an island in Narragansett Bay in the American state of Rhode Island. The second-largest in the Bay, it is connected on the east to Newport on Aquidneck Island by the Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on the west to North Kingstown on the mainland via the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Canonicut”, “Conanicutt Island”, “Conanticut”, “Jamestown Island”, “Quonaniquot”, “Quononicut”, and “Quononiquit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plum Beach Lighthouse and Gould Island.
Plum Beach Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plum Beach Light, built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering. Plum Beach Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Conanicut Island.
Gould Island
Islet
Gould Island lies east of Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is a part of the town of Jamestown and has a land area of 55.3 acres. Gould Island is situated 1½ miles east of Conanicut Island.
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge is a concrete box girder highway bridge which spans the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is part of Rhode Island Route 138 and is on the route to Newport, Rhode Island for traffic heading northbound from Interstate 95. Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Conanicut Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Saunderstown.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is 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.
Saunderstown
Village
Photo: Gibbystuart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the four towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 3 miles southwest of Conanicut Island.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.
Conanicut Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Conanicut Island” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Conanicut Island”
- Cebuano: “Conanicut Island”
- Dutch: “Conanicut Island”
- Faroese: “Conanicut Island”
- Finnish: “Conanicut Island”
- French: “île Conanicut”
- French: “Île Conanicut”
- German: “Conanicut Island”
- Italian: “Conanicut”
- Japanese: “コナニィカット島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Conanicut Island”
- Norwegian: “Conanicut Island”
- Polish: “Conanicut Island”
- Russian: “Конаникут”
- Swedish: “Conanicut Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jamestown Shores and Narragansett Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jamestown Reservoir and Jamestown Reservoir Dam.
Newport County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Newport, Tiverton, Jamestown, and Middletown.
Curious Places to Discover
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