Hog Island

Hog Island is an island in Newport County, Rhode Island. Hog Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bristol Ferry, as well as near Pocasset Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse and Bristol Ferry Light.

Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay.

Bristol Ferry Light

Lighthouse

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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.

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum

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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 Bristol and Portsmouth.

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.

Portsmouth

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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.

Melville

Neighborhood

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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 south of Hog Island.

Hog Island

Type: Island
Also known as: “Chesawane Island”, “Chesewanne”, “Chesewannock”, “Chesewanock Island”, “Chessawannock Island”, and “Perry Island”
Category: landform
Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.64399° or 41° 38′ 38″ north

Longitude

-71.28005° or 71° 16′ 48″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87HCJPV9+HX

GeoNames ID

5222635

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