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.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
- …is also known as “Sparrow Island”
- Description: island in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Hope and Juniper Hill Cemetery.
Mount Hope
Peak
Mount Hope is a small hill in Bristol, Rhode Island…
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery… Juniper Hill Cemetery is situated 2½ miles west of Spar Island.
Brayton Point Power Station
Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. 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
South Swansea is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Spar Island.
Touisset
Hamlet
Touisset is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Spar Island.
Spar Island
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Latitude
41.68868° or 41° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
-71.22073° or 71° 13′ 15″ west
Open location code
87HCMQQH+FP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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 Pokanoket Tribal lands and Annawanscutt Boat Launch Ramp.
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