Elbow Ledge
Elbow Ledge is a bench in Newport County, Rhode Island and has an elevation of -66 feet. Elbow Ledge is situated nearby to the locality Sachuest, as well as near Purgatory.Places of Interest
Highlights include Clambake Club of Newport and Marble House.
Clambake Club of Newport
Historic building
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Clambake Club of Newport is a historic private club at 353 Tuckerman Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Marble House
Museum
Marble House, a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style. Marble House is situated 2½ miles west of Elbow Ledge.
The Breakers
Museum
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The Breakers was a Queen Anne style cottage designed by Peabody and Stearns for Pierre Lorillard IV and located along the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island. The Breakers is situated 2 miles west of Elbow Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Little Compton.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island 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.
Little Compton
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Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.
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.
Elbow Ledge
- Type: Bench with an elevation of -66 feet
- Description: surf spot in Newport, RI, United States
- Categories: surf spot and 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 Cebuano to French—“Elbow Ledge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elbow Ledge”
- French: “Elbow ledge”
- French: “Elbow Ledge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sachuest and Purgatory.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sachuest Point and Cormorant Reef.
Newport County: Must-Visit Destinations
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