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Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States.The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census. Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged to form the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, the others being Providence, Newport, and Warwick.
Passes can be bought online at www.beachparkingri.com. Passes can also be purchased in person at the Scarborough South State Beach overflow lot this weekend from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., next ...
The state of Rhode Island is named after the island; the United States Board on Geographic Names recognizes Rhode Island as the name for the island, although it is widely referred to as Aquidneck Island in the state and by the island's residents. Aquidneck Island is home to three towns: from north to south, Portsmouth, Middletown, and Newport.
Mount Hope (Montaup) is the small hill across the bay in Bristol, Rhode Island. Mount Hope Bay is a tidal estuary located at the mouth of the Taunton River on the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border. It is an arm of Narragansett Bay. The bay is named after Mount Hope, a small hill located on its western shore in what is now Bristol, Rhode Island.
RI's water deaths this year include a double-fatality kayaking excursion on the July 4 holiday and the recent loss of a child. Dangerous waters – RI bays and beach breaks, pools and ponds, are ...
Hog Island is an American island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It lies at the entrance to the harbor of Bristol and is part of the town of Portsmouth. The 60 ft (18 m) tall Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse stands off the south end, warning ships of the dangerous shoals around the island. It has a land area of approximately 0.3 sq mi (78 ha ...
Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering 147 square miles (380 km 2), 120.5 square miles (312 km 2) of which is in Rhode Island. [1] The bay forms New England 's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. [ 2 ]
Patience Island lies off the northwest coast of Prudence Island in the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. It has a land area of 0.33 sq mi (0.85 km 2; 210 acres), making it the fourth-largest island in Narragansett Bay. Aside from a single 600-square foot house, which is disconnected from the state electrical grid, Patience Island is otherwise ...