Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Hope Island

#1 among attractions in Hope Island

Top attraction, Natural attraction, Protected area

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The Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a Marine Protected Area of the United States located on Prudence, Patience, and Hope islands in Narragansett Bay in the state of Rhode Island. ()

Established: 1980 (44 years ago)Coordinates: 41°36'8"N, 71°22'4"W

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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Narragansett Church, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Seabee Museum, Smith's Castle.

4.6 miSW
Church
Old Narragansett Church, North Kingstown
118 min walk • Old Narragansett Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 60 Church Lane in Wickford, Rhode Island, believed to be the oldest Episcopal church building in the Northeastern United States.
4.8 miE
Garden, Specialty museum, Park
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
123 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.
4.2 miW
Museum, Military museum
Seabee Museum, North Kingstown
108 min walk • Seabee Museum and Memorial Park is a non-profit military history museum in Davisville, Rhode Island, devoted to the Seabees of the U.S. Navy. Quonset Point, where the Seabee Museum is located was a major United States Navy base during World War II, home to the Naval Air Station Quonset Point and the birthplace of the iconic Quonset Hut.
4.7 miW
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
Smith's Castle, North Kingstown
119 min walk • Smith's Castle, built in 1678, is a house museum at 55 Richard Smith Drive, near Wickford, a village in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. Smith's Castle is one of the oldest houses in the state.
2 miS
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Conanicut Island Light, Jamestown
51 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.
3.6 miNW
41°38'29"N • 71°24'54"W
Quidnessett Country Club, Quonset Point
93 min walk • Nightlife, Golf
4.8 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Paul's Church, North Kingstown
122 min walk • St. Paul's Church is a historic church at 55 Main Street in the village of Wickford within the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It is a single-story Romanesque Revival structure, designed by Rhode Island architect Thomas Tefft and built in 1847.
2.6 miSW
41°35'14"N • 71°24'51"W
Rhode Island Bay Cruises, North Kingstown
67 min walk • Lighthouse, Boat tours, Outdoor activities
5 miN
41°40'23"N • 71°23'20"W
Warwick Country Club, Warwick
128 min walk • Golf
3.3 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Prudence Island Light, Portsmouth
85 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.
4.3 miSW
Lighthouse
Poplar Point Light, North Kingstown
109 min walk • 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. The lighthouse was built in 1831 with a stone keeper's dwelling and wooden tower. The light was deactivated in 1882 and replaced by the Wickford Harbor Light.