Whale Rock
Whale Rock or Submarine Rock is the smallest island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It is located in the West Passage of the bay in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, west of the Beavertail area on Conanicut Island.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Whole Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Camp Varnum and Beavertail Light.
Camp Varnum
Military installation
Camp Varnum is a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility in the Boston Neck area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II it was Fort Varnum, a coastal defense fort.
Beavertail Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island, marking the entrance to Narragansett Bay. The 64-foot lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century.
The Towers
The Towers is a historic structure located at 35 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It is the only remnant of the Narragansett Pier Casino built in the 1880s. On November 25, 1969, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Towers is situated 2 miles southwest of Whale Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Narragansett and Earlscourt Historic District.
Narragansett
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close.
Earlscourt Historic District
Neighborhood
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Earlscourt Historic District is a residential historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. It is centered on a stretch of Earles Court, between Gibson Avenue and Noble Street, and includes a few properties on the adjacent Gibson Avenue and Woodward and Westminster Streets. Earlscourt Historic District is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whale Rock.
Peace Dale
Village
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Peace Dale is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. Together with the village of Wakefield, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. Peace Dale is situated 4 miles west of Whale Rock.
Whale Rock
- Categories: island, rock, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.44437° or 41° 26′ 40″ northLongitude
-71.42377° or 71° 25′ 26″ westOpen location code
87HCCHVG+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 223587475OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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