Matunuck
Matunuck is one of the villages of South Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island. The village's name is from a Native American word meaning "look out." The Narragansett tribe made a summer encampment at this location before the land was sold to colonists as part of the Pettaquamscutt purchase.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Rhode Island, United States of America
- Also known as: “Matoonoc”, “Matunuc”, “Matunuck, RI”, “Yomtonoc”, and “Yomtunnock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Theater by the Sea.
Theater by the Sea
Theater building
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Theatre-By-the-Sea is a historic theater and playhouse at Cards Pond Road in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Matunuck and Jerusalem.
East Matunuck
East Matunuck is a seaside village that is part of South Kingstown, in Rhode Island. It is home to East Matunuck State Beach.Jerusalem
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Galilee
Village
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
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.
Matunuck
Latitude
41.3784° or 41° 22′ 42″ northLongitude
-71.5459° or 71° 32′ 45″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87HC9FH3+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 158917649OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Matunuck” goes by many names.
- French: “Matunuck”
- Irish: “Matunuck”
- Turkish: “Matunuck”
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