Wood River Junction
Wood River Junction is a small village in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms, which were potato farms before the nuclear accident in 1964.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Richmond Switch”, “Wood River Junction, Rhode Island”, and “Wood River Junction, RI”
- Postal code: 02894
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chariho High School.
Chariho High School
School building
Chariho High School is a public high school located in the rural village of Wood River Junction, Rhode Island, in the town of Richmond. It is part of the Chariho Regional School District, serving the towns of Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Woodville.
Alton
Village
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Alton is a small village of approximately 250 residents within the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, United States. It is located about one hour south of Providence, the state's capital.
Woodville
Neighborhood
Woodville is a small village in the towns of Richmond and Hopkinton in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Woodville is situated 2 miles northwest of Wood River Junction.
Burdickville
Neighborhood
Burdickville is a village and former mill town located within the town of Hopkinton in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The village is located in the southeastern part of town and is near the border with Charlestown at the Pawcatuck River. Burdickville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wood River Junction.
Wood River Junction
Latitude
41.43621° or 41° 26′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.69451° or 71° 41′ 40″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)United Nations Location Code
US WJUOpen location code
87HCC8P4+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 158810787OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5225802Wikidata ID
Q8032263
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Wood River Junction” goes by many names.
- French: “Wood River Junction”
- German: “Wood River Junction”
- Japanese: “ウッドリバージャンクション”
- Turkish: “Wood River Junction”
- “Wood River Junction”
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Highlights include Wood River Junction Dam and Meadow Brook Pond.
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