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.

Block Island Southeast Lighthouse

Museum

Photo: Nrbelex, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.

Block Island School

School

Block Island School is a K-12 school located in Block Island, Rhode Island. Established in 1933, it replaced five one-room schools. Today, the Block Island School educates approximately 160 students, from kindergarten through senior year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Shoreham.

New Shoreham

Town

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. New Shoreham is situated 2 miles northeast of Vaills Beach.

Vaills Beach

Category: landform
Location: Town of New Shoreham, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.14891° or 41° 8′ 56″ north

Longitude

-71.57156° or 71° 34′ 18″ west

Open location code

87HC4CXH+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1015438235

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

5225385

Wikidata ID

Q49325115

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Satellite Map

Discover Vaills Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Vaills Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Vaills Beach”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Isaacs Corner and New Shoreham Center.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monhegan Bluffs Beach and Sands Pond.

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