Galilee
Galilee is a fishing village on Point Judith within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, and is notable for being home to the largest fishing fleet in Rhode Island and for being the site of the Block Island Ferry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Rhode Island, United States of America
- Also known as: “Galalee”, “Galilee, Rhode Island”, and “Galilee, RI”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fishermans Memorial State Park and Point Judith Light.
Fishermans Memorial State Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fishermen's Memorial State Park is a public recreation area and campground encompassing 91 acres on Point Judith in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Point Judith Light
Lighthouse
Point Judith Light is located on the west side of the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to Block Island Sound. Point Judith Light is situated 2 miles southeast of Galilee.
Fort Greene
Military installation
Fort Greene is a United States Army Reserve installation in the Point Judith area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jerusalem and Point Judith.
Jerusalem
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jerusalem is a fishing village within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on Point Judith. It is across the harbor from Galilee. It is named after the Biblical city of Jerusalem.
Point Judith
Village
Point Judith is a village and a small cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound.
East Matunuck
East Matunuck is a seaside village that is part of South Kingstown, in Rhode Island. It is home to East Matunuck State Beach.Galilee
Latitude
41.37695° or 41° 22′ 37″ northLongitude
-71.51136° or 71° 30′ 41″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HC9FGQ+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 158903639OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Galilee” goes by many names.
- French: “Galilee”
- Irish: “Galilee”
- Turkish: “Galilee”
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Highlights include U.S. Coast Guard and Rhode Island State Pier.
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