Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge

Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in Bristol County, Rhode Island. Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge is situated near the protected area Maple Road, as well as near Juniper Trail Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Spar Island and Mount Hope.

Spar Island

Islet

Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide.

Mount Hope

Peak

Mount Hope is a small hill in Bristol, Rhode Island overlooking the part of Narragansett Bay known as Mount Hope Bay. It is the highest point in Bristol County, RI. Mount Hope is situated 2 miles south of Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge.

Juniper Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Juniper Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 24 Sherry Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island founded by George R.Usher, James D'Wolf Perry, Byron Diman, Ambrose E. Juniper Hill Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Touisset and South Swansea.

Touisset

Hamlet

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Touisset is a hamlet.

South Swansea

Hamlet

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South Swansea is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge.

Ocean Grove

Hamlet

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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census. Ocean Grove is situated 2 miles northeast of Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge.

Touisset Marsh Wildlife Refuge

Type: Protected area
Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.70521° or 41° 42′ 19″ north

Longitude

-71.23832° or 71° 14′ 18″ west

Open location code

87HCPQ46+3M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 971147104

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Touisset Marsh and Maple Road.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wes Jackson Ecological Pier and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier.

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