Fox Island
Fox Island is an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in the United States of America. It lies between Conanicut Island and North Kingstown just south of the village of Wickford, Rhode Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Azoiquoneset Island”, “Nanaquonset Island”, “Nanequoxet”, “Nonequacket”, “Nonequasset”, “Nonequasset Island”, “Nonequausut”, “Nonequksett”, “Sonanoxet Island”, and “Sowanoxet Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poplar Point Light and Plum Beach Lighthouse.
Poplar Point Light
Lighthouse
Poplar Point Light, built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It stands at the end of Poplar Point, marking the southern point of Wickford Harbor. Poplar Point Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fox 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 2 miles southeast of Fox 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 2 miles southeast of Fox Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wickford and North Kingstown.
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.
North Kingstown
North Kingstown is in Washington County, Rhode Island in the United States of America. It has 30 mi of coastline on Narragansett Bay and covers almost 58 sq mi.
Saunderstown
Village
Photo: Gibbystuart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the 4 towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 3 miles south of Fox Island.
Fox Island
- Categories: island, residential area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.55429° or 41° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.41856° or 71° 25′ 7″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCHH3J+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 847299983OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hebrew—“Fox Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fox Island”
- German: “Fox Island”
- Hebrew: “פוקס”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Clump and Hamilton Mill Village Historic District.
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