Spectacle Island
Spectacle Island is an islet in Newport County, Rhode Island. Spectacle Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood The Hummocks, as well as near Island Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sakonnet River Bridge and Bristol Ferry Light.
Sakonnet River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge, commonly referred to as the Sakonnet River Bridge, is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 2 miles west of Spectacle Island.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 2 miles west of Spectacle Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Tiverton.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.
Tiverton
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Tiverton is a town in Newport County, eastern Rhode Island, that borders Massachusetts. Founded in 1694, Tiverton has grown from its origins as a farming community into a picturesque summer resort and residential suburb.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Spectacle Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63272° or 41° 37′ 58″ northLongitude
-71.22367° or 71° 13′ 25″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87HCJQMG+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 145459529OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5225019
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