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.- Type: Bay
- Description: strait of water off the coast of Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Aquidneck Bay”, “Newport Bay”, “Newport Bight”, “Providence Bay”, “Rhode Island Bay”, and “Rhode Island Bight”
- Address: RI
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sakonnet Light and West Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Compton.
Little Compton
Rhode Island Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.43344° or 41° 26′ 0″ north
Longitude
-71.21616° or 71° 12′ 58″ west
Elevation
-66 feet (-20 metres)
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.
- Bavarian: “Rhode Island Sound”
- Cebuano: “Rhode Island Sound”
- Chinese: “羅德島灣”
- Dutch: “Rhode Island Sound”
- Esperanto: “Rod-Insula Golfo”
- French: “Rhode Island Sound”
- German: “Rhode Island Sound”
- Hebrew: “מצר רוד איילנד”
- Italian: “Stretto del Rhode Island”
- Spanish: “Rhode Island Sound”
- Turkish: “Rhode Island Boğazı”
- “Rhode Island Sound”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sakonnet and Easton’s Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Little Cormorant Rock and East Island.
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Worth a closer look: Newport and Tiverton.
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