Conanicut Park

Conanicut Park is a neighborhood in Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island. Conanicut Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Narragansett Terrace, as well as near Jamestown Shores.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Conanicut Island Light.

Conanicut Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Conanicut Island Light, built in 1886, is an inactive lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The light was built primarily to assist the ferry between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middletown and Melville.

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.

Melville

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4½ miles northeast of Conanicut Park.

Wickford

Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wickford is a small village and seaport in North Kingstown that seems to keep its historical charm despite being a tourist attraction. The tides lap its grounded shores and echo a story of its distinguished past.

Conanicut Park

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Canonicut”, “Conanticut”, “Quonaniquot”, “Quononicut”, and “Quononiquit”
Category: locality
Location: Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.56177° or 41° 33′ 42″ north

Longitude

-71.36422° or 71° 21′ 51″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

87HCHJ6P+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158804912

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

5221566

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paine Cemetery and Conanicut Island Lighthouse.

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