Coasters Harbor Island, Newport

Name: Coasters Harbor Island
Address: Newport, United States

#123 among attractions in Newport

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Facts and practical information

Coasters Harbor Island is a 92-acre island in Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island. The island is home to the Naval War College, an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. ()

Area: 92 acres (0.1437 mi²)Coordinates: 41°30'33"N, 71°19'39"W

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North End CommercialNewport United States

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Coasters Harbor Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery, Miantonomi Memorial Park, Great Friends Meeting House.

0.8 miSW
Park, Bridge
Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, Newport
22 min walk • The Claiborne Pell Bridge, commonly known as the Newport Bridge, is a suspension bridge operated by the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority that spans the East Passage of the Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island.
1.1 miSE
Cemetery, Historical place
Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery, Newport
29 min walk • The Common Burying Ground and Island Cemetery are a pair of separate cemeteries on Farewell and Warner Street in Newport, Rhode Island. Together they contain over 5,000 graves, including a colonial-era slave cemetery and Jewish graves.
0.9 miE
Park, Nature and wildlife
Miantonomi Memorial Park, Newport
23 min walk • Miantonomi Memorial Park is a public park between Hillside Avenue and Girard Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. The Narragansett Indians used the area around the park for hundreds of years and the park is named after Sachem, or Chief, Miantonomi.
1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Sacred and religious sites
Great Friends Meeting House, Newport
37 min walk • Great Friends Meeting House is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends built in 1699 in Newport, Rhode Island. The meeting house, which is part of the Newport Historic District, is currently open as a museum owned by the Newport Historical Society.
~680 ftSW
Museum, Maritime museum, Military museum
Naval War College Museum, Newport
4 min walk • The Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, is one of 10 official American museums operated by the United States Navy, under the direction of the Naval History & Heritage Command and in co-operation with the Naval War College.
1.2 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Rose Island Light, Newport
32 min walk • The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It is preserved, maintained and operated by The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation.
1.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Hunter House, Newport
30 min walk • Hunter House is a historic house in Newport, Rhode Island. It is located at 54 Washington Street in the Easton's Point neighborhood, near the northern end of the Newport Historic District.
1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, Newport
36 min walk • The Wanton–Lyman–Hazard House is the oldest surviving house in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Built c. 1697, it is also one of the oldest surviving houses in the state. It is located at the corner of Broadway and Stone Street, in the downtown section of the city in the Newport Historic District.
1.3 miSE
Cemetery
Coddington Cemetery, Newport
35 min walk • The Coddington Cemetery is an early colonial cemetery located in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It is sometimes called the Friends' Burial Ground, and has more colonial governors buried in it than any other cemetery in the state.
1.1 miS
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Newport Harbor Light, Newport
29 min walk • The Newport Harbor Light, also known as the Goat Island Light or Green Light, built in 1842, is located on north end of Goat Island, which is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, United States, in Narragansett Bay. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
1.3 miSE
Museum, Scenic railroads, Tours
Old Colony and Newport Railway, Newport
33 min walk • The Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. It was formed in 2014-15 from the merger of the for-profit Newport Dinner Train and the nonprofit Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Coasters Harbor Island?

Nearby attractions include Naval War College Museum, Newport (4 min walk), Naval War College, Newport (5 min walk), Gull Rocks Light, Newport (15 min walk), Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, Newport (22 min walk).