Fort Adams, Newport

Name: Fort Adams
Address: Newport, United States

#15 among attractions in Newport

Top attraction, Forts and castles

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Fort Adams is a former United States Army post in Newport, Rhode Island that was established on July 4, 1799 as a First System coastal fortification, named for President John Adams who was in office at the time. Its first commander was Captain John Henry who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812. The current Fort Adams was built 1824–57 under the Third System of coastal forts; it is part of Fort Adams State Park today. ()

Built: 1798 (226 years ago)Coordinates: 41°28'30"N, 71°20'28"W

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Ocean DriveNewport United States

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Fort Adams – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Country Club, Fort Wetherill, Castle Hill Light, Fort Wetherill State Park.

1.1 miS
Golf
Newport Country Club, Newport
28 min walk • Newport Country Club, is a historic private golf club in the northeastern United States, located in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded 129 years ago in 1893, it hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open in 1895.
0.9 miW
Forts and castles
Fort Wetherill, Jamestown
24 min walk • Fort Wetherill is a former coast artillery fort that occupies the southern portion of the eastern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It sits atop high granite cliffs, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay.
1.4 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Romanesque architecture
Castle Hill Light, Newport
37 min walk • Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island.
1.2 miW
Park, State park, Regional park
Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown
31 min walk • Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The state park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park.
1.5 miNE
41°29'25"N • 71°19'16"W
Newport Shipyard, Newport
38 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
1.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Hunter House, Newport
41 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.
1.5 miSE
Beach
Gooseberry Beach, Newport
38 min walk • Gooseberry Beach is a beach located in Newport, Rhode Island off Ocean Drive. It is a private beach, but also open to the public. The beach is located between Bailey's Beach and Hazard's Beach.
1.5 miNE
41°29'19"N • 71°19'8"W
Newport Yacht Club, Newport
38 min walk • Sailing, Entertainment, Marina
1.2 miE
Monuments and statues
Rochambeau Statue and Monument, Newport
31 min walk • Rochambeau Statue and Memorial is a monument to French nobleman and General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, who was a key commander of the French forces who assisted the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
0.8 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Ida Lewis Rock Light, Newport
20 min walk • Ida Lewis Lighthouse, which was formerly the Lime Rock Lighthouse, is in the Newport harbor in Rhode Island. It is named after Ida Lewis, who lived and worked at the lighthouse from 1857 and was the official lighthouse keeper from 1879 until her death in 1911.
0.4 miNE
Museum, Maritime museum
American Sailboat Hall of Fame, Newport
11 min walk • The American Sailboat Hall of Fame is a defunct hall of fame honoring 26 production sailboats built-in the United States. The hall of fame was established in 1994 by Sail America, a trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, to recognize ingenuity in designs by American boat builders. The last year of induction was 2004.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fort Adams?

Nearby attractions include Fort Adams State Park, Newport (3 min walk), American Sailboat Hall of Fame, Newport (11 min walk), Hammersmith Farm, Newport (13 min walk), Ida Lewis Rock Light, Newport (20 min walk).