Spar Island
Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Sparrow Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hope and Juniper Hill Cemetery.
Mount Hope
Peak
Mount Hope is a small hill in Bristol, Rhode Island overlooking the part of Narragansett Bay known as Mount Hope Bay. It is the highest point in Bristol County, RI.
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by George R.Usher, James D'Wolf Perry, Byron Diman, Ambrose E. Juniper Hill Cemetery is situated 2½ miles west of Spar Island.
Brayton Point Power Station
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Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regional grid. Brayton Point Power Station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Spar Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Swansea and Touisset.
South Swansea
Hamlet
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South Swansea is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Spar Island.
Touisset
Hamlet
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Touisset is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Spar Island.
Bristol
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Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Spar Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.68868° or 41° 41′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.22073° or 71° 13′ 15″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCMQQH+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 619552896OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5225016Wikidata ID
Q7573538
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Spar Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spar Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coggeshall and Touisset Highlands.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology and Annawanscutt Boat Launch Ramp.
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