Sand Point
Sand Point is a cape in Newport County, Rhode Island. Sand Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Narragansett Terrace, as well as near Conanicut Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Quonset Point and Conanicut Island Light.
Quonset Point
Quonset Point, also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there.Conanicut Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Conanicut Island Light, built in 1886, is an inactive lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The light was built primarily to assist the ferry between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island.
Plum Beach Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plum Beach Light, built in 1899, is a sparkplug lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The lighthouse was built using pneumatic caisson engineering.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wickford and Saunderstown.
Wickford
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wickford is a small village and seaport in North Kingstown that seems to keep its historical charm despite being a tourist attraction. The tides lap its grounded shores and echo a story of its distinguished past.
Saunderstown
Village
Photo: Gibbystuart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the 4 towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Sand Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.55777° or 41° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-71.38406° or 71° 23′ 3″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HCHJ58+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 7518443519OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5224716
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