Pork Barrel Island
Pork Barrel Island is an island in Providence County, Rhode Island. Pork Barrel Island is situated nearby to the village Snug Harbor, as well as near the neighborhood Scarborough Hills.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South County Hospital and Fishermans Memorial State Park.
South County Hospital
Hospital
South County Hospital is an independent, non-profit acute care hospital serving southern Rhode Island. It is located in Wakefield, Rhode Island. South County Hospital is situated 1½ miles north of Pork Barrel Island.
Fishermans Memorial State Park
Park
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Fishermen's Memorial State Park is a public recreation area and campground encompassing 91 acres on Point Judith in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island. Fishermans Memorial State Park is situated 2 miles south of Pork Barrel Island.
Fort Greene
Military installation
Fort Greene is a United States Army Reserve installation in the Point Judith area of Narragansett, Rhode Island. During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay. Fort Greene is situated 2 miles southeast of Pork Barrel Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wakefield and Galilee.
Wakefield
Village
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Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown. Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. West Kingston, another South Kingstown village, was the traditional county seat of Washington County. Wakefield is situated 2 miles north of Pork Barrel Island.
Galilee
Village
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Galilee is a fishing village on Point Judith within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, and is notable for being home to the largest fishing fleet in Rhode Island and for being the site of the Block Island Ferry. Galilee is situated 2 miles south of Pork Barrel Island.
Jerusalem
Village
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Jerusalem is a fishing village within the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States, on Point Judith. It is across the harbor from Galilee. It is named after the Biblical city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is situated 2 miles south of Pork Barrel Island.
Pork Barrel Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Providence County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Pork Barrel Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pork Barrel Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Rhode Island)”
- Cebuano: “Pork Barrel Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Snug Harbor and Scarborough Hills.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Beach Island and Little Point Judith.
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