Quonset Point
Quonset Point, also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: Peninsula in Rhode Island
- Also known as: “Quensett Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Conanicut Island Light and Poplar Point Light.
Conanicut Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Conanicut Island Light, built in 1886, is an inactive lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The light was built primarily to assist the ferry between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island.
Poplar Point Light
Lighthouse
Poplar Point Light, built in 1831, is an historic lighthouse in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It stands at the end of Poplar Point, marking the southern point of Wickford Harbor.
Hope Island
Islet
Hope Island is a 91-acre island located in Narragansett Bay in the State of Rhode Island. It is part of the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, along with nearby Prudence Island and Patience Island, and home to colonial wading birds during their nesting season of spring and summer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wickford and Lafayette.
Wickford
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wickford is a small village and seaport in North Kingstown that seems to keep its historical charm despite being a tourist attraction. The tides lap its grounded shores and echo a story of its distinguished past.
Lafayette
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Lafayette Village is a historic district extending along Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It encompasses a linear rural and industrial village, running from the Wickford Junction railroad crossing in the west to Angel Avenue in the east, and includes a number of residential properties on adjacent side streets.
Quonset Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.589° or 41° 35′ 20″ northLongitude
-71.4053° or 71° 24′ 19″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)United Nations Location Code
US NCOOpen location code
87HCHHQV+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7516188769OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5224226Wikidata ID
Q1748229
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Quonset Point” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Куонсет Пойнт”
- Chinese: “昆塞特角”
- Chinese: “昆錫點”
- Chinese: “昆錫點海軍基地”
- Dutch: “Quonset Point”
- French: “Quonset Point”
- German: “Quonset Point”
- Hebrew: “קוונסט פוינט”
- Japanese: “クォンセット・ポイント”
- Japanese: “クオンセット・ポイント”
- Japanese: “クオンセット岬”
- Welsh: “Quonset Point”
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