Rye Point
Rye Point is a cape in South County, Rhode Island. Rye Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Great Island, as well as near Scarborough Hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fishermans Memorial State Park and Fort Greene.
Fishermans Memorial State Park
Park
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 During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.
Point Judith Light
Lighthouse
Point Judith Light is located on the west side of the entrance to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island as well as the north side of the eastern entrance to Block Island Sound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galilee and Jerusalem.
Galilee
Village
Jerusalem
Village
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
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.
Rye Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.39423° or 41° 23′ 39″ north
Longitude
-71.49218° or 71° 29′ 32″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87HC9GV5+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goose Island and Saint Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church.
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