Southwest Point
Southwest Point is a cape in South County, Rhode Island. Southwest Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Dunn Landing, as well as near Isaacs Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Block Island State Airport.
Block Island State Airport
Aerodrome
During the winter months Block Island is the very picture of a sleepy, seaside New England town, with a local population of around 900 people. In summer, the island's population explodes to nearly 10,000 at any given time, and many thousands more on busy weekends or holidays.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Shoreham.
New Shoreham
Town
Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago in New England, located approximately 9 miles south of mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles east of Long Island's Montauk Point.
Southwest Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Dickens Point”, “Rose Point”, “Roses Point”, and “South West Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.16038° or 41° 9′ 37″ north
Longitude
-71.6125° or 71° 36′ 45″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Open location code
87HC596Q+52
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Bluff Head and Dea Wanton Allen Cemetery.
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