Potato Island

Potato Island is an island in South County, Rhode Island. Potato Island is situated nearby to the village Snug Harbor, as well as near the locality Galilee.

Type: Island
Description: island in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Also known as: “Polard Island” and “Potatoe Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fishermans Memorial State Park and Fort Greene.

Fishermans Memorial State Park

Park

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Fishermen's Memorial State Park is a public recreation area and campground encompassing 91 acres on Point Judith in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Fort Greene

Military installation

Fort Greene is a United States Army Reserve installation in the Point Judith area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.

Aunt Carrie’s

Restaurant

Aunt Carrie's is a seafood restaurant in the Point Judith neighborhood of Narragansett, Rhode Island, opened in 1920 by Carrie and Ulysses Cooper. In 1994, Carrie's grandson Bill died; since then, his wife and now their two daughters run the restaurant. Aunt Carrie’s is situated 1½ miles southeast of Potato Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galilee and Jerusalem.

Galilee

Village

Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.

Galilee is a fishing village on Point Judith within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, and is notable for being home to the largest fishing fleet in Rhode Island and for being the site of the Block Island Ferry.

Jerusalem

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jerusalem is a fishing village within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on Point Judith. It is across the harbor from Galilee. It is named after the Biblical city of Jerusalem.

Point Judith

Village

Photo: tedkerwin, CC BY 2.0.

Point Judith is a village and a small cape, on the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on the western side of Narragansett Bay where it opens out onto Rhode Island Sound. Point Judith is situated 2 miles southeast of Potato Island.

Potato Island

Category: landform
Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.39288° or 41° 23′ 34″ north

Longitude

-71.50422° or 71° 30′ 15″ west

Open location code

87HC9FVW+58

GeoNames ID

5224097

Wikidata ID

Q49670314

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Potato Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Potato Island”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Snug Harbor and Galilee.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Great Island and Thomas Point.

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