Fox Island

Fox Island is an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, in the United States of America. It lies between and North Kingstown just south of the village of .
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Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • 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.

Lighthouse
, built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in . It stands at the end of Poplar Point, marking the southern point of Wickford Harbor. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fox Island.

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 2 miles southeast of Fox 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 2 miles southeast of Fox Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wickford and North Kingstown.

Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village and seaport in 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.

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is in Washington County, in the United States of America. It has 30 mi of coastline on Narragansett Bay and covers almost 58 sq mi.

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 south of Fox Island.

Fox Island

Latitude
41.55429° or 41° 33′ 15″ north
Longitude
-71.41856° or 71° 25′ 7″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HCHH3J+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 847299983
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5222191
Wiki­data ID
Q5476763
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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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