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{{Short description|Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA}}
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[[Image:Hog Island in Rhode Island.JPG|right|thumb|Hog Island in the distance, seen from near the [[Bristol Ferry Light]]]]
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[[Image:Hog Island in Rhode Island.JPG|thumbnail|right|thumb|Hog Island in the distance, seen from near the [[Bristol Ferry Light]]]]
[[Image:Hogisland.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Hog Island, circled in red, in the inner part of Narragansett Bay]]
[[Image:Hogisland.JPG|thumbnail|right|300px|Hog Island, circled in red, in the inner part of Narragansett Bay]]
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'''Hog Island''' is an island in [[Narragansett Bay]] in [[Rhode Island]], United States. It lies at the entrance to the harbor of the [[town]] of [[Bristol, Rhode Island|Bristol]], and is part of the town of [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|Portsmouth]]. The 60-foot (18.3 m) tall [[Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse]] stands off the south end, warning ships to beware of the dangerous [[shoals]] around the island. The island is home to a small summer vacation colony with no regular year-round residents and has a land area of 0.797 km² (196.97 [[acres]]), making it the fifth-largest island in [[Narragansett Bay]].


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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, Rhode Island|Bristol]] and is part of the town of [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island|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.
There are approximately 100 homes on the island at this time.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTTable?_bm=y&-show_geoid=Y&-tree_id=4001&-_caller=geoselect&-context=dt&-errMsg=&-all_geo_types=N&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_P001&-redoLog=true&-transpose=N&-search_map_config=|b=50|l=en|t=4001|zf=0.0|ms=sel_00dec|dw=0.04479673686622944|dh=0.03036357406465636|dt=gov.census.aff.domain.map.EnglishMapExtent|if=gif|cx=-80.1656947828176|cy=25.74484475499639|zl=3|pz=3|bo=318:317:316:315:314:313:323:319|bl=362:393:392:358:357:356:355:354|ft=350:349:335:389:388:332:331|fl=381:403:204:380:369:379:368|g=01000US&-PANEL_ID=p_dt_geo_map&-_lang=en&-geo_id=15000US440050401037&-CONTEXT=dt&-format=&-search_results=ALL&-CHECK_SEARCH_RESULTS=N&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-fully_or_partially=N Hog Island: Block Group 7, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County, Rhode Island] United States Census Bureau
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*[http://www.lighthouse.cc/hogisland/ Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse]
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*Frederic Denlson, ''Narragansett Sea and Shore'', (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879)
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*George L. Seavey, ''Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas.''


==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
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* [http://www.lighthouse.cc/hogisland/ Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse]
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* Frederic Denlson (1879). ''The Past and the Present: Narragansett Sea and Shore''. Providence, RI: J.A. & R.A. Reid.
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* George L. Seavey, ''Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas'', {{ISBN|9780938412137}}

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[[Category:Islands of Newport County, Rhode Island]]
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Hog Island in the distance, seen from near the Bristol Ferry Light
Hog Island, circled in red, in the inner part of Narragansett Bay

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; 190 acres), 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.

References

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  • Hog Island: Block Group 7, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County, Rhode Island United States Census Bureau
  • 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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