Southwest Point

Southwest Point is a cape in Newport County, Rhode Island. Southwest Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood Homestead, as well as near Bristol Ferry.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse and Bristol Ferry Light.

Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay.

Bristol Ferry Light

Lighthouse

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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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bristol and Portsmouth.

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.

Portsmouth

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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.