Bradford

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Bradford is a census-designated place and historic district in the towns of Westerly and Hopkinton in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,406 at the 2010 census. The Bradford Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as a 224-acre area including 149 contributing buildings, one other contributing site, and one other contributing structure. The CDP as defined by the United States Census Bureau is located only in Westerly. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.4 thous.Area: 1.84 mi²Coordinates: 41°24'0"N, 71°44'51"W

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Bradford – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westerly Downtown Historic District, Babcock-Smith House Museum, Frosty Drew Observatory, Ninigret Pond.

4.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Westerly Downtown Historic District, Westerly
115 min walk • The Westerly Downtown Historic District is a historic district encompassing most of the commercial and civic district of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States.
4.2 miSW
Historical place, Museum
Babcock-Smith House Museum, Westerly
109 min walk • The Babcock–Smith House is a historic house in Westerly, Rhode Island. The house was built around 1734. Dr. Joshua Babcock, a correspondent with Benjamin Franklin, lived in the house and hosted both Franklin and General George Washington at the home.
4.9 miSE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Frosty Drew Observatory, Charlestown
125 min walk • Frosty Drew Observatory is an educational astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Frosty Drew Memorial Fund. It is located in the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge in Charlestown, Rhode Island midway along the coast line between Westerly and Point Judith. It is named after Edwin "Frosty" Drew.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ninigret Pond, Charlestown
139 min walk • Ninigret is a coastal lagoon in Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the United States, located at 41°22′45″N 71°38′43″W. It is the largest of the nine lagoons, or "salt ponds", in southern Rhode Island.
4.9 miN
Park
Black Farm, Hopkinton
125 min walk • Black Farm, also known as the Isaac Collins Farm, is a historic farm in Hopkinton, Rhode Island bounded by Woodville Alton Road and Wood Road. The 264-acre was first developed by John Collins beginning in 1710, and saw agricultural use for over 200 years.
4.3 miW
Military museum, Museum, History museum
Westerly Armory, Westerly
110 min walk • The Westerly Armory is an historic National Guard armory building located on Railroad Avenue, west of downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.
5.3 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Ninigret, Charlestown
136 min walk • Fort Ninigret is a historic fort and trading post site at Fort Neck Road in Charlestown, Rhode Island, built and occupied by European settlers in the seventeenth century.
5.1 miSE
National park
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
131 min walk • The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. It is characterized by salt marshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrub lands, and forests, and it is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds.
4.6 miW
Park
United States Post Office, Westerly
116 min walk • The Downtown Westerly U.S. Post Office is a historic post office building at 5 High Street at the intersection of Broad Street in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island.
4.4 miW
Park
Wilcox Park, Westerly
113 min walk • Wilcox Park is a park and arboretum located at 44 High Street, Westerly, Rhode Island. It is open to the public from dawn to 9 pm, without fee, and has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973 as Wilcox Park Historic District.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ell Pond
50 min walk • Ell Pond is a kettle hole in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island. It is surrounded by a swamp of red maple and Atlantic white cypress, and by steep granitic monadnocks. The small area contains communities of both hydrophytic and xeric plants, which makes it ideal for ecological research and education.