Bristol Ferry Light
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Bristol Ferry Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musselbed Shoals Light and Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 2,400 feet south of Bristol Ferry Light.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Bristol Ferry Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bristol and Portsmouth.
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is a small quaint town with a strong sense of community that has a lot of history for any traveler to discover.
Melville
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melville is a census-designated place in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay. Melville is situated 4 miles south of Bristol Ferry Light.
Bristol Ferry Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.64286° or 41° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-71.26024° or 71° 15′ 37″ westOpen location code
87HCJPVQ+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4925411931OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q4968900
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In Other Languages
“Bristol Ferry Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Bristol Ferry”
- French: “Phare de Bristol Ferry”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ferry Cliff and Ferry Hill.
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