Goat Island
Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge.
Photo: Swampyank, Public domain.- Type: Islet
- Description: small island in Rhode Island, U.S.
- Also known as: “Fort Nantusiunk Island”, “Nantusiunk”, “Nantusununk”, “Nantuzenunk”, “Nomsusmuc Island”, “Nomsusmuck”, and “Nomsussmuc Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Newport Harbor Light and International Tennis Hall of Fame.
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Jamestown.
Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island.
Goat Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.48812° or 41° 29′ 17″ north
Longitude
-71.3272° or 71° 19′ 38″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87HCFMQF+64
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goat Island”
- Turkish: “Goat Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brenton Village and Marys Seat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Goat Island heliport and Goat Island Causeway.
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Worth a closer look: Newport and Tiverton.
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