Pomham Rocks Light, Providence/East Providence

Name: Pomham Rocks Light
Address: Providence/East Providence, United States

#8 among attractions in Providence/East Providence

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Pomham Rocks Light, Providence/East Providence

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Pomham Rocks Light is a historic lighthouse in the Providence River about 200 yards off the shoreline of the Riverside neighborhood of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island. It is the northernmost lighthouse in Narragansett Bay. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°46'40"N, 71°22'10"W

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Providence/East Providence United States

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Day trips

Pomham Rocks Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Edgewood Yacht Club, Rhode Island Yacht Club, Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson and Wales University, Pawtuxet Village.

1.1 miW
Sailing, Yacht club, Shingle style architecture
Edgewood Yacht Club, Cranston
28 min walk • Edgewood Yacht Club is an historic yacht club in Cranston, Rhode Island at 3 Shaw Avenue. The Edgewood Yacht Club was founded in 1889 and incorporated in 1902.
1.1 miSW
41°46'3"N • 71°23'10"W
Rhode Island Yacht Club, Cranston
29 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.3 miNW
41°47'11"N • 71°23'34"W
Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson and Wales University, Cranston
35 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
1.5 miSW
City, Park, Neighbourhood
Pawtuxet Village, Warwick
38 min walk • Pawtuxet Village is a section of the New England cities of Warwick and Cranston, Rhode Island. It is located at the point where the Pawtuxet River flows into the Providence River and Narragansett Bay.
1 miNW
Park
Fields Point, Providence
26 min walk • Fields Point is a historic park in the Washington Park neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island jutting into Narragansett Bay right near the Providence River and Route 95.
0.4 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Bicknell–Armington Lightning Splitter House, Providence/East Providence
10 min walk • The Bicknell–Armington Lightning Splitter House is a historic house at 3591 Pawtucket Avenue in East Providence, Rhode Island. The house is of a distinctive type, a "Lightning Splitter", of which only a few instances exist in the Providence area. It is a wood-frame structure with a steep two-story gable roof.
1.1 miSE
Cemetery
Little Neck Cemetery, Providence/East Providence
28 min walk • The Little Neck Cemetery is a historic cemetery off Read Street in East Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The cemetery was founded in 1655, when the area was part of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest colonial cemeteries in Rhode Island.
1.3 miNW
Lighthouse
Fuller Rock Light, Providence/East Providence
32 min walk • The Fuller Rock Light was a lighthouse in Providence, Rhode Island. Destroyed in an explosion, it was replaced by a skeleton tower on the same foundation.

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How to get to Pomham Rocks Light by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pomham Rocks Light:

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Narragansett Parkway and Post • Lines: 3, 3A (35 min walk)