Goat Island (Rhode Island)
Native name: Nante Sinunk | |
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Newport Harbor Light (1842) on northern tip of Goat Island as seen from The Point. The Claiborne Pell Bridge can be seen in the background. | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 41°29.112′N 71°19.681′W / 41.485200°N 71.328017°W |
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United States | |
| State | Rhode Island |
| City | Newport |
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Goat Island is a small island in Narragansett Bay and is part of the city of Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. The island is connected to the Easton's Point neighborhood via a causeway bridge. It is home to the Newport Harbor Light (1842), residences, a restaurant, event space, and hotel. It was also home to several military forts and to the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, and was the site of the attacks on HMS St John and HMS Liberty.