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Little Compton is one of four towns in Rhode Island that is not served by RIPTA bus service. Route 77 runs 14 miles (23 km) from Rhode Island Road in southern Little Compton to Route 24 in Tiverton. Route 81 runs from Route 179 in southern Little Compton and continues as Massachusetts Route 81 near Fall River.
The Little Compton Commons Historic District, or Little Compton Commons, is a historic district in Little Compton, Rhode Island. It is a triangular area roughly bounded by School House Lane to the north, South Commons Road to the east, and Meeting House Lane to the south. Properties continue to the west on West Road. [2]
South of Little Compton on Little Cormorant Rock 41°27′11″N 71°12′11″W / 41.453056°N 71.203056°W / 41.453056; -71.203056 ( Sakonnet Light Little Compton
Route 77 starts at Rhode Island Road in southern Little Compton. It runs in a northerly direction and intersects Route 179. Continuing north past Route 177, Route 77 passes through downtown Tiverton. It continues north, directly paralleling the Sakonnet River, until it reaches its northern terminus at Route 24.
The Wilbor House is a historic house museum at 548 West Main Road in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and currently serves as the headquarters of the Little Compton Historical Society. [2]
Route 81 is a numbered state highway running 8.0 miles (12.9 km) in Rhode Island. Route 81's southern terminus is at Rhode Island Route 179 in Little Compton and the northern terminus is a continuation as Massachusetts Route 81 near Fall River, Massachusetts.
The route ultimately connects Interstate 95 and the University of Rhode Island campus with the island town of Jamestown, the city of Newport, as well as the Tiverton-Little Compton coastal region. At the Massachusetts border in Fall River , the route continues as Massachusetts Route 138 , which extends north into the Greater Boston area.
The William Whalley Homestead is an historic farmstead in Little Compton, Rhode Island. The main house is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, probably built sometime between 1815 and 1830. The property includes a late 19th century gabled barn and a stone and wood outbuilding, and is bounded by a low stone wall.