Whale Rock Lighthouse

Whale Rock Lighthouse is a ruins in , . Whale Rock Lighthouse is situated nearby to the military installation , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whale Rock and Camp Varnum.

Islet
or Submarine Rock is the smallest island in in . It is located in the West Passage of the bay in , , west of the Beavertail area on .

Military installation
is a Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility in the Boston Neck area of . During World War II it was Fort Varnum, a coastal defense fort. is situated 3,000 feet west of Whale Rock Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beavertail Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is the premier lighthouse in , marking the entrance to . The 64-foot lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of in the town of in Beavertail State Park, on a site where beacons have stood since the early 18th century. is situated 1¼ miles east of Whale Rock Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narragansett and Earlscourt Historic District.

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in , . It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy especially in the summer because beaches are so close.

Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a residential historic district in , , . It is centered on a stretch of Earles Court, between Gibson Avenue and Noble Street, and includes a few properties on the adjacent Gibson Avenue and Woodward and Westminster Streets. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whale Rock Lighthouse.

Village
Photo: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the town of , United States. Together with the village of , it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as . is situated 4 miles west of Whale Rock Lighthouse.

Whale Rock Lighthouse

Latitude
41.44444° or 41° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
-71.4237° or 71° 25′ 25″ west
Open location code
87HCCHVG+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 718134177
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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