John C. Whitehead Preserve
John C. Whitehead Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. John C. Whitehead Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bahia Corner, as well as near the hamlet Pottersville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brownell Library and Little Compton Historic District.
Little Compton Historic District
Historic site
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Compton Historic District is a historic site.
Quicksand Pond
Pond
Photo: Rbyteisbst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quicksand Pond is a pond in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is a major winter flounder spawning area, has Rare Species Habitat and Significant Natural Communities designation, and is part of a proposed natural greenway corridor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Compton and Adamsville.
Little Compton
Photo: Zhengan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Compton is a rural farming town in Newport County in southeastern Rhode Island. It includes the villages of Adamsville and Sakonnet. It is between the Sakonnet River on its west and Massachusetts and the West Branch of the Westport River to the east.
Adamsville
Village
John C. Whitehead Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5109° or 41° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
-71.1816° or 71° 10′ 54″ westOperator
The Nature ConservancyNamed after
John C. WhiteheadOpen location code
87HCGR69+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 9817932225OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bahia Corner and Pottersville.
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