Sassafras Point
Sassafras Point is a cape in South County, Rhode Island. Sassafras Point 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 Fishermans Memorial State Park and Fort Greene.
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 1½ miles south of Sassafras Point.
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 During World War II this was a coastal defense fort, and together with Fort Church in Little Compton, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.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 1½ miles southeast of Sassafras Point.
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 2 miles north of Sassafras Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galilee and Jerusalem.
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 Sassafras Point.
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 southwest of Sassafras Point.
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 2½ miles north of Sassafras Point.
Sassafras Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40278° or 41° 24′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.50083° or 71° 30′ 3″ westOpen location code
87HCCF3X+4MGeoNames ID
8124829
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