The Hummocks
The Hummocks is a neighborhood in Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. The Hummocks is situated nearby to the neighborhood Common Fence Point, as well as near Island Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “The Hummocks, Rhode Island” and “The Hummocks, RI”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sakonnet River Bridge and Bristol Ferry Light.
Sakonnet River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge, commonly referred to as the Sakonnet River Bridge, is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 2 miles west of The Hummocks.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 2 miles west of The Hummocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Tiverton.
Portsmouth
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.
Tiverton
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, eastern Rhode Island, that borders Massachusetts. Founded in 1694, Tiverton has grown from its origins as a farming community into a picturesque summer resort and residential suburb.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
The Hummocks
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63594° or 41° 38′ 9″ northLongitude
-71.21921° or 71° 13′ 9″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87HCJQPJ+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 158846773OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5222725Wikidata ID
Q122540658
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