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Newport County Physical, Cultural & Historical Features

Note 1: The Cultural Feature "Locales" can be very helpful in getting oriented in a new community.
Note 2: Links for Local Area Search and Driving Directions are below each feature map.

Physical Features
Bars 20
Bays 37
Beaches 18
Benches 7
Capes 69
Cliffs 5
Guts 2
Islands 29
Lakes 28
Pillars 51
Streams 31
Summits 31
Swamps 13
Valleys 4
Woods 2
Cultural Features
Airports 4
Bridges 2
Buildings 96
Cemeteries 18
Channels 3
Churches 54
Civil 7
Crossings 6
Dams 11
Hospitals 2
Locales 83
Parks 45
Post Offices 5
Reservoirs 11
Schools 77
Towers 2
Historical Features
Airports 1
Buildings 3
Churches 2
Islands 1
Locales 33
Military (Historical) 10
Mines 1
Parks 1
Pillars 3
Populated Places 5
Post Offices 11
Schools 8
Streams 3
Swamps 1
Woods 1
  • Physical Features are the natural features of the Earth's surface.
  • Cultural Features are landscape features that were created or shaped by humans.
  • Historical Features are features that no longer exist on the landscape.
  • Historical Landmarks: Rhode Island's National Historic Landmarks