Prudence Island

#3428 among destinations in the United States

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Prudence Island is the third-largest island in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island and part of the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States. It is located near the geographical center of the bay. It is defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block Group 3, Census Tract 401.03 of Newport County, Rhode Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 278 people living on a land area of 14.43 km². ()

Alternative names: Area: 5.57 mi²Coordinates: 41°37'1"N, 71°19'33"W

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Prudence Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Blithewold Mansion, Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol Ferry Light, Green Animals Topiary Garden.

4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol
102 min walk • The Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, midway between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay.
3.8 miNE
Bridge
Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol
98 min walk • The Mount Hope Bridge is a two-lane suspension bridge spanning the Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island at one of the narrowest gaps in Narragansett Bay. The bridge connects the Rhode Island towns of Portsmouth and Bristol and is part of Route 114.
3.8 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Bristol Ferry Light, Bristol
98 min walk • Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.
2.9 miSE
Garden, Specialty museum, Park
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
74 min walk • The Green Animals Topiary Garden, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is the oldest and most northern topiary garden in the United States. The 7-acre estate overlooks the Narragansett Bay. It contains a large collection of topiaries including eighty sculptured trees.
3.8 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Conanicut Island Light, Jamestown
98 min walk • Conanicut Island Light, built in 1886, is an inactive lighthouse in Jamestown, Rhode Island. The light was built primarily to assist the ferry between Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island. The lighthouse lies on the northern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown. The light was deactivated in 1933 and its lantern was removed.
4.9 miW
41°38'29"N • 71°24'54"W
Quidnessett Country Club, Quonset Point
125 min walk • Nightlife, Golf
4.2 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
109 min walk • The Herreshoff Marine Museum, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, is a maritime museum dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and the America's Cup.
6.1 miNW
41°39'44"N • 71°25'37"W
Potowomut Golf Club, Warwick
156 min walk • Golf
5.1 miNW
41°40'23"N • 71°23'20"W
Warwick Country Club, Warwick
129 min walk • Golf
1.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Prudence Island Light, Portsmouth
36 min walk • The Prudence Island Lighthouse, more commonly known locally as the Sandy Point Lighthouse, is located on Prudence Island, Rhode Island and is the oldest lighthouse tower in the state. Sandy Point is nicknamed Chibacoweda, meaning "little place separated by a passage", because the location is a little more than one mile offshore.
4.1 miSE
Cemetery
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery, Portsmouth
105 min walk • The Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage, and Cemetery is a historic Friends Meeting House and cemetery of the Religious Society of Friends, at 11 Middle Road and 2232 E. Main Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.