Fort Wetherill
Fort Wetherill is a ruins in Newport County, Rhode Island. Fort Wetherill is situated nearby to the historic site Battery Zook, as well as near Old Salt Work Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Wetherill State Park and Castle Hill Light.
Fort Wetherill State Park
Park
Photo: JMPelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Castle Hill Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Thomsonsr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. Castle Hill Light is situated 1¼ miles south of Fort Wetherill.
Clingstone
House
Photo: Brianwwu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clingstone is a house built in 1905, perched atop a small, rocky island in an island group called "The Dumplings" in Narragansett Bay, near Jamestown, Rhode Island. Clingstone is situated 4,000 feet east of Fort Wetherill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Newport.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Saunderstown
Village
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Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the 4 towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fort Wetherill.
Fort Wetherill
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building, historic site, and fort
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.47844° or 41° 28′ 42″ northLongitude
-71.36681° or 71° 22′ 1″ westOpen location code
87HCFJHM+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 309974197OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Highlights include Battery Zook and Old Salt Work Beach.
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