Wickford Lighthouse

Wickford Harbor Light, now officially Wickford Harbor Light 1, was built in 1882 as a square wood tower attached to a 1+1⁄2-story keeper's dwelling on Old Gay Rock on the south side of the entrance to Wickford Harbor on the west side of Narragansett Bay.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
Also known as: “Wickford Harbor Light”, “Wickford Harbor Lighthouse”, and “Wickford Light House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Poplar Point Light and Cornelius Island.

Poplar Point Light

Lighthouse

Poplar Point Light, built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It stands at the end of Poplar Point, marking the southern point of Wickford Harbor. Poplar Point Light is situated 1,300 feet south of Wickford Lighthouse.

Cornelius Island

Islet

Cornelius Island is a small uninhabited island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island.

Smiths Castle

House

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state. Smiths Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Wickford Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wickford and Lafayette.

Wickford

Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wickford is a small village and seaport in North Kingstown that seems to keep its historical charm despite being a tourist attraction. The tides lap its grounded shores and echo a story of its distinguished past.

Lafayette

Neighborhood

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

Lafayette Village is a historic district extending along Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a linear rural and industrial village, running from the Wickford Junction railroad crossing in the west to Angel Avenue in the east, and includes a number of residential properties on adjacent side streets. Lafayette is situated 2 miles west of Wickford Lighthouse.

North Kingstown

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

North Kingstown is in Washington County, Rhode Island in the United States of America. It has 30 mi of coastline on Narragansett Bay and covers almost 58 sq mi.

Wickford Lighthouse

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Town of North Kingstown, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.57435° or 41° 34′ 28″ north

Longitude

-71.4379° or 71° 26′ 17″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HCHHF6+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12953207947

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

5225697

Wikidata ID

Q7998367

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Wickford Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare de Wickford Harbor”
French: “Phare de Wickford Harbor”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cold Spring Beach and Shore Acres.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Wickford Tide Gage at North Kingstown and Gardiner’s Wharf Seafood.

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