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Science In Your Backyard: Rhode Island

Rhode Island

  • Rhode Island Water Science Center
    dc_ri@usgs.gov
    42 Albion Road
    Lincoln RI, 02865
    Phone: (508) 490-5076 (temporary)
    Fax: (508).490.5068 (temporary)
    Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

  • National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    New England Mapping Partnership Office
    10 Bearfoot Road
    Northborough, MA 01532
    Phone: (508) 490-5074


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Rhode Island State Facts

Image of Rhode Island with a star pinpointing the location of the capital.
Locations on image are approximate


Capital: Providence(Star shaped icon located on map pinpointing capital.)
Land Area: 1,045 sq. miles
(source: 2003 Census)
Population: 1,076,164
(source: 2003 Census estimate)
Counties: 5
(source: National Association of Counties)
Highest Point:
Jerimoth Hill at 812 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Providence
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point:
Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographic Center:
Located in Kent County approx. 1 mile south-southwest of Crompton
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)

 

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