Hog Island is an American island in

Narragansett Bay Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound covering , of which is in Rhode Island. The bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor and includes a small archipelago. Sma ...

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. It lies at the entrance to the harbor of

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and is part of the town of

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. The tall

Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. It stands on a circular concrete foundation set in about ...

stands off the south end, warning ships of the dangerous shoals around the island. It has a land area of approximately , 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

Hog Island: Block Group 7, Census Tract 401.03, Newport County, Rhode Island
United States Census Bureau
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
* Frederic Denlson, ''Narragansett Sea and Shore'', (J.A. & R.A. Reid, Providence, RI., 1879) * George L. Seavey, ''Rhode Island's Coastal Natural Areas'', Islands of Newport County, Rhode Island Islands of Narragansett Bay Islands of Rhode Island {{RhodeIsland-geo-stub