Lion Head
Lion Head is a cliff in Newport County, Rhode Island. Lion Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Clarks Village, as well as near Bonnet Shores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beavertail Light and Castle Hill Light.
Beavertail Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The 64-foot lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century.
Castle Hill Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Thomsonsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island.
Conanicut Battery
Park
The Conanicut Battery is a colonial and 20th century military battery in Jamestown, Rhode Island, west of Beaver Tail Road. The site offers a commanding view of the West Passage of Narragansett Bay. Conanicut Battery is situated 1½ miles north of Lion Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Narragansett.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Narragansett
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close.
Saunderstown
Village
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Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the four towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 4 miles northwest of Lion Head.
Lion Head
- Type: Cliff
- Description: cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.4558° or 41° 27′ 21″ northLongitude
-71.3905° or 71° 23′ 26″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HCFJ45+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 308306893OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lion Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lion Head (pangpang)”
- Cebuano: “Lion Head”
- Turkish: “Lion Head”
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Localities in the Area
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