Prudence Island Light, Portsmouth

Name: Prudence Island Light
Address: Portsmouth, United States

#3 among attractions in Portsmouth

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°36'21"N, 71°18'13"W

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South PrudencePortsmouth United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Blithewold Mansion, Mount Hope Bridge, Newport National Golf Club, Bristol Ferry Light.

3.8 miNE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol
98 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.
3.3 miNE
Bridge
Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol
85 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.
5.6 miSE
41°31'53"N • 71°15'31"W
Newport National Golf Club, Middletown
144 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.4 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Bristol Ferry Light, Bristol
87 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.
1.5 miE
Garden, Specialty museum, Park
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
40 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 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Conanicut Island Light, Jamestown
107 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.
4.1 miSE
History museum, Museum
Union Church, Portsmouth
105 min walk • The Union Church is an historic church and local history museum owned by the Portsmouth Historical Society at 870 East Main Road at Union Street in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
3.7 miS
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Prescott Farm, Middletown
96 min walk • Prescott Farm is a historic preservation of a colonial farm in Middletown, Rhode Island. It spans 40 acres, and was in danger of demolition before Doris Duke, through the Newport Restoration Foundation bought it in 1973 and began restoration of the historical site.
6.4 miNW
41°40'23"N • 71°23'20"W
Warwick Country Club, Warwick
163 min walk • Golf
2.7 miE
Cemetery
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery, Portsmouth
70 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.
3.3 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Hope Island
85 min walk • 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.