Peckham Beach
Peckham Beach is a beach in Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. Peckham Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Whitehall, as well as near South Portsmouth.Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Columbas Chapel and Whitehall Museum House.
Saint Columbas Chapel
Church
Whitehall Museum House
Museum
The Whitehall Museum House is the farmhouse modified by Dean George Berkeley, when he lived in the northern section of Newport, Rhode Island that comprises present-day Middletown in 1729–1731, while working to open his planned St Paul's College on Bermuda. Whitehall Museum House is situated 2 miles west of Peckham Beach.
Paradise School
Historic building
The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown. Paradise School is situated 2 miles southwest of Peckham Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Compton and Middletown.
Little Compton
Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.Middletown
Middletown lies south of Portsmouth and north of Newport, Rhode Island. This geographical location is what gave this town its name. Middletown was founded in 1743 when unjust taxation and a growing population caused freeholders in Newport to petition for independence.Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.Peckham Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.51844° or 41° 31′ 6″ north
Longitude
-71.23199° or 71° 13′ 55″ west
Elevation
-62 feet (-19 metres)
Open location code
87HCGQ99+96
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Peckham Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Peckham Beach”
- Turkish: “Peckham Beach”
- Turkish: “Peckham Plajı”
Localities in the Area
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