Wickford
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island
- Also known as: “Updike’s Newtown”, “Wickford Historic District”, “Wickford Village”, and “Wickford, Rhode Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poplar Point Light and Cornelius 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.
Cornelius Island
Islet
Cornelius Island is a small uninhabited island in Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Wickford, Rhode Island.
North Kingstown High School
School
North Kingstown Senior High School is a public secondary school located in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. The school, which serves grades 9–12, is attended by residents of both North Kingstown and Jamestown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Kingstown and Lafayette.
North Kingstown
North Kingstown is in Washington County, Rhode Island in the United States of America. It has 30 mi of coastline on Narragansett Bay and covers almost 58 sq mi.
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.
Wickford
- Categories: village in the United States, historic district, and locality
- Location: Town of North Kingstown, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5712° or 41° 34′ 16″ northLongitude
-71.4524° or 71° 27′ 9″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87HCHGCX+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 158817673OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Wickford” goes by many names.
- French: “Wickford”
- Turkish: “Wickford”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Wickford”. Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.