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Block Island

Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago in New England, located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles (23 km) east of Long Island's Montauk Point. The island is coterminous with the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island, and is part of Washington County. The island is named after Dutch explorer…

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Area code
401
Country
United States
County
Washington
Elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)
Established
1664
State
Rhode Island

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Block Island

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Edges133
Triples217
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
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related to Settlement · 54
Block Island → Adriaen Blocks Eylant, Adrian Block's Island, After, Assignes Forever, At Block Island, By, Cheife Sachems, Connecticut, Cow's Cove, Dutch, Endicott, Englishwoman, Fresh Pond Tonnotounknug, Heires, Improve, In, Indian Lands, Indians, Island, Jaguante
related to Parks and recreation · 32
Block Island → Attached, Ballard's Beach, Block Island Ferry Dock, Bluffs Beach, Clayhead, Coastguard Beach, Corn Neck Road, Cow Cove, Crescent Beach, Fred Benson Town Beach, Great Salt Pond, It, Judith Ferry, Kettles, Mansion Beach, Mohegan Bluffs, New London, New London Express Ferry, North, North Lighthouse
related to Post-colonial period · 25
Block Island → Battle, Block Island's, Block Island's Southeast Lighthouse, Captain Sir Thomas Hardy, Connecticut, Construction, During, Great Salt Pond, Hardy, Hardy's, HMS Despatch, HMS Nimrod, HMS Pactolus, HMS Ramillies, HMS Terror, Long Island Sound, New Harbor, North Lighthouse, Old Harbor, On August
related to Notable people · 19
Block Island → Al Gore's, American, Anglican, Bernie Sanders, Bird Lady, CEO, Citigroup, Danish-American, Defense, Department, Elizabeth Dickens, Jens Risom, John Kerry's, Kenneth Bacon, Parsons, Refugees InternationalTad Devine, Senior, Stringfellow, Time Warner
related to Annual events · 14
Block Island → Anybody, Block Island Race Week, Block Island Sound, Every, For, Fourth, In, July, July Parade, One, Storm Trysail Club, The, They, Yachts
related to Before 1637 · 14
Block Island → Archaeological, BC, Cape Cod, Hamptons, Little Island, Manisses, Manitou's Little Island, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, One, Outer Lands, The Niantic, They, Three Sisters
related to Shipwrecks · 14
Block Island → Achilles, Cunard, German, In, John Greenleaf Whittier, Palatine, Princess Augusta, Queen Elizabeth, Steamer Larchmont, The, The Wreck, Two, U-853, USS S-51
related to Climate · 12
Block Island → As, August, Block Island's, Cfa, December, Dfa/Dfb, In, January, Köppen Cfb, Rhode Island, The, USA
related to External links · 8
Block Island → Chamber, CommerceBlock Island Tourism CouncilBlock, Island FerryRatification, Island Times NewspaperBlock Island, New Shoreham Archived, Rhode Island State Archives, United States Constitution, Wayback Machine
related to Gallery · 7
Block Island → Atlantic Ocean, Block IslandLong-finned Pilot Whales, Block IslandSettler's Rock, Block IslandThis, Block IslandView, Swimmers, US Weather Bureau Station

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island block new island's rhode located north town lighthouse also land people beach shoreham summer area rock one point known

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Block IslandArea code4011.00infobox
Block IslandCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Block IslandCountyWashington1.00infobox
Block IslandElevation13 ft (4.0 m)1.00infobox
Block IslandEstablished16641.00infobox
Block IslandStateRhode Island1.00infobox
Block IslandTime zoneUTC−5 (EST)1.00infobox
Block IslandWebsitewww.newshorehamri.gov1.00infobox
Block IslandZIP Code028071.00infobox
Block Island• Land9.73 sq mi (25.2 km2)1.00infobox
Block Island• Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)1.00infobox
Block Island• Total1,4101.00infobox
Block Island• TypeCouncil-manager1.00infobox
Block Islandis aisland of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago in New England0.90text
Block Islandis apopular summer tourist destination known for its bicycling0.90text

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