Founders Brook
Founders Brook is a stream in Newport County, Rhode Island. Founders Brook is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bristol Ferry, as well as near Pocasset Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bristol Ferry Light and Musselbed Shoals Light.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Bristol.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
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 4 miles southwest of Founders Brook.
Founders Brook
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Founder’s Brook”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63871° or 41° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.24533° or 71° 14′ 43″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCJQQ3+FVGeoNames ID
5222179
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Satellite Map
Discover Founders Brook from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bristol Ferry and Pocasset Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pocasset Golf Course and Town Pond.
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