Hog Island (Rhode Island)
{{Short description|Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA}}
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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 {{cvt|60|ft|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 {{cvt|0.3|sqmi|ha acre}}, making it the fifth-largest island in Narragansett Bay. It is home to a small summer vacation colony, with no regular year-round residents, and there are approximately 100 homes on it.
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External links and further reading
- [https://www.census.gov Hog Island: Block Group 7, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County, Rhode Island] United States Census Bureau
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030224061926/http://www.lighthouse.cc/hogisland/ Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse]}}
- Frederic Denlson (1879). The Past and the Present: Narragansett Sea and Shore. Providence, RI: J.A. & R.A. Reid.
- George L. Seavey, Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas, {{ISBN|9780938412137}}
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Category:Islands of Newport County, Rhode Island
Category:Islands of Narragansett Bay
Category:Islands of Rhode Island
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