Musselbed Shoals Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Musselbed Shoals Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Ferry Light and Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 2,400 feet north of Musselbed Shoals Light.
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 3,900 feet west of Musselbed Shoals 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Bristol.
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.
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.
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 3½ miles south of Musselbed Shoals Light.
Musselbed Shoals Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63628° or 41° 38′ 11″ northLongitude
-71.25992° or 71° 15′ 36″ westOpen location code
87HCJPPR+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6183087006OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q6943100
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In Other Languages
“Musselbed Shoals Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Musselbed Shoals”
- French: “Phare de Musselbed Shoals”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mt. Hope Park and Pheasant Drive Public Access Point.
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