John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge

#5629 among destinations in the United States

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The John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge is a national wildlife refuge of the United States, located along the Narrow River on the southern coast of Rhode Island. ()

Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Elevation: 75 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°25'56"N, 71°28'44"W

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Rhode IslandUnited States

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John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Towers, South County Museum, St. Thomas More Parish, The Glass Station.

1.2 miE
Architecture, Park, Tower
The Towers, Narragansett
31 min walk • The Towers is a historic structure located at 35 Ocean Road in Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA. It is the only remnant of the Narragansett Pier Casino built in the 1880s. On November 25, 1969, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1.1 miNE
Farm, History museum, Museum
South County Museum, Narragansett
27 min walk • The South County Museum is a non-profit museum in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
0.9 miE
Church
St. Thomas More Parish, Narragansett
23 min walk • St. Thomas More Parish includes both St. Thomas More Church and St. Veronica Chapel, both located in Narragansett, Rhode Island. Father Marcel Taillon is the pastor.
1.1 miNW
41°26'19"N • 71°29'55"W
The Glass Station, Wakefield
29 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
0.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Wakefield
13 min walk • Silver Lake or Kitts Pond is a lake at Wakefield in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is considered part of the Saugatucket River watershed, although it does not discharge into the Saugatucket River itself.
1 miE
Area
Narragansett Pier, Narragansett
26 min walk • Narragansett Pier is an unincorporated village and a census-designated place in the town of Narragansett in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 3,409 at the 2010 census.
1 miE
41°25'52"N • 71°27'35"W
Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, Narragansett
26 min walk • Library
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Towers Historic District, Narragansett
30 min walk • The Towers Historic District is a historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, encompassing a city block bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Exchange Place, Mathewson and Taylor Streets. It is centered on The Towers, the surviving remnant of the Narragansett Casino, built 1883-86 to a design by McKim, Mead & White.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Earlscourt Historic District, Narragansett
35 min walk • Earlscourt Historic District is a residential historic district in Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. 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.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Central Street Historic District, Narragansett
23 min walk • The Central Street Historic District of Narragansett, Rhode Island is a historic district on both sides of Central Street from Fifth Avenue to Boon Street in Narragansett.
1.2 miSE
Shingle style architecture
Gardencourt, Narragansett
30 min walk • Gardencourt is an historic home at 10 Gibson Avenue in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The house was designed by William Gibbons Preston in Shingle style and built for businessman Charles E. Pope in 1888. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.