Conanicut Island

Conanicut Island is an island in in the American state of . The second-largest in the Bay, it is connected on the east to on by the , commonly known as the Newport Bridge, and on the west to on the mainland via the Jamestown-Verrazano Bridge.
Wikipedia
  • 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 Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge.

Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plum Beach Light, built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in . The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering. is situated 1½ miles west of Conanicut Island.

Bridge
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
The is a concrete box girder highway bridge which spans the West Passage of in . It is part of Rhode Island Route 138 and is on the route to for traffic heading northbound from Interstate 95. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Conanicut Island.

Church
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Conanicut is a historic meeting house at the junction of North Road and Weeden Lane in . The structure was built in 1786 to replace the original meeting house destroyed by the British after they occupied Conanicut Island in 1776. is situated 1½ miles south of Conanicut Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jamestown and Saunderstown.

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 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.

Village
Photo: Gibbystuart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village and historic district spread across the four towns of , , and , United States. is situated 3 miles southwest of Conanicut Island.

Photo: susteph, CC BY 2.0.
lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.

Conanicut Island

Latitude
41.5376° or 41° 32′ 15″ north
Longitude
-71.37589° or 71° 22′ 33″ west
Population
5,620
Elevation
167 feet (51 metres)
Open location code
87HCGJQF+2J
Geo­Names ID
5221564
Wiki­data ID
Q784805
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Satellite Map

Discover Conanicut Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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