Rhode Island Sound
Rhode Island Sound is a sound off the coast of the U.S. state of Rhode Island at the mouth of Narragansett Bay. It begins east of Block Island Sound, continues to the east to Buzzards Bay, and opens south into the Atlantic Ocean between Block Island and Martha's Vineyard.- Bay
- Description: strait of water off the coast of Rhode Island, United States
- Address: RI
- Also known as“Aquidneck Bay”“Newport Bay”“Newport Bight”“Providence Bay”“Rhode Island Bay”“Rhode Island Bight”
Places of Interest
Discover Sakonnet Light and West Island.
West Island
Island
West Island is a 9.6 acre uninhabited island located…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Compton.
Little Compton
Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Sound
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Latitude
41.43344° or 41° 26′ 0″ north
Longitude
-71.21616° or 71° 12′ 58″ west
Open location code
87HCCQMM+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Turkish—“Rhode Island Sound” goes by many names.
Rhode Island SoundBavarian
Rhode Island SoundCebuano
羅德島灣Chinese
Rhode Island SoundDutch
Rod-Insula GolfoEsperanto
מצר רוד איילנדHebrew
Stretto del Rhode IslandItalian
Rhode Island BoğazıTurkish
Rhode Island SoundTurkish
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sakonnet and Easton’s Point.
Notable Places Nearby
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Curious Bays to Discover
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