Nebraska Shoal is a physical feature (bar) in Washington County. The primary coordinates for Nebraska Shoal places it within the RI 02879 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Nebraska Shoal |
Category: | Rhode Island physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Bar |
Description: | 4 mi W of Point Judith, .6 mi SE of Green Hill Point |
History: | Reportedly named for the USS Nebraska, a ship which struck the shoal around 1912 and left a buoy there which was still there August 13-16, 1912 when the shoal was surveyed by a wire drag party. |
County: | Washington County |
Latitude: | 41.3501018 |
Longitude: | -71.5745035 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nebraska Shoal: Nebraska Shoal.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Nebraska Shoal does not include property ownership information.
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