The City of Newport, RI
There are several family restaurants in or near Newport, including Mainstay Inn, Subway Sandwich Shop, Pizza Hut, Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub and The Mainstay Inn. For a larger selection of Newport restaurants select our Restaurants tab above.
Visitors and residents can enjoy nearby Newport Museums and/or Golf Courses, including the Newport Colony House, Museum of Newport History, Great Friends Meeting House, Naval War College Museum and Hunter House. For a more complete list of attractions in or around the city of Newport please click on the Attractions tab above.
The following 4 airports are located in or near Newport:
- Block Island State Airport (BID)
- Newport State Airport (NPT)
- Providence T.F. Green Airport (PVD)
- Westerly State Airport (WST)
Newport, Rhode Island Climate and Weather
Current Weather in Newport
The seasonal climate varies in Newport with daytime temperatures averaging 75 degrees in the summer, and 40 degrees in the winter months. Visitors can also expect Newport to receive an average of 4.03 inches of rainfall per/month during winter months and 3.43 inches of rainfall per/month in the summer months.
The temperature has been known to get as high as 98 degrees in the summer and as low as -9 degrees in the winter so visitors planning a vacation to Newport should check the weather forecast to determine proper attire prior to departure. Spring and Fall bring average daytime temperatures of 58 degrees, and nighttime lows of 44.
Newport, Rhode Island Attractions
1 Acushnet River Valley Golf Course
- AcushnetThe Acushnet River Valley Golf Course is an 18 hole public golf course in Bristol County Massachusetts. Built in 1998, this Acushnet course designed by Brian Silva is open apr 1 to dec 1. Tee times are accepted up to 7 days in advance and the pro shop phone number for reservations is 508-998-7777. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda short required.
Address: 685 Main St, Acushnet, MA 2743
2 Artillery Company of Newport
- NewportThe Newport Artillery Company in Newport, Rhode Island was chartered in 1741 by King George II of Britain. The Company served in wars from the French and Indian War to the Spanish American War.
3 Battleship Cove
- Fall RiverBattleship Cove, located in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial that traces its origins to the wartime crew of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts. This dedicated veterans group was responsible for the donation of the decommissioned vessel from the Navy and its subsequent public display in Fall River, Massachusetts. Formally registered as the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Inc.
4 Beaver River Golf Club
- RichmondThe Beaver River Golf Club is an 18 hole public golf course in Washington County Rhode Island. designed by 2001 is open all year. For tee time information call the pro shop at 401-539-6022. The golf course dress code is as follows: No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required.
Address: 343 Kingstown Rd, Richmond, RI 2892
5 Beavertail Lighthouse Museum
- JamestownBeavertail Lighthouse, built in 1749, was and still is the premier lighthouse in Rhode Island in the US, especially for entrance into Narragansett Bay. The 45-foot lighthouse lies on the southernmost point of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island in Beavertail State Park. The light has been reconstructed multiple times since its erection, most recently after the Hurricane of 1938. Restoration projects have come and gone since.
6 Beechwood Mansion
- NewportBeechwood is a Gilded Age estate located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.
7 Belcourt Castle
- NewportBelcourt Castle is the former summer cottage of Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Begun in 1891 and completed in 1894, it was intended to be used for only six to eight weeks of the year. Designed in a multitude of European styles and periods, Belcourt was designed with heavy emphasis on French Renaissance and Gothic decor, with further borrowings from German, English and Italian design.
8 Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum
- BristolThe Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum is an arboretum of 13 hectares, located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, mid-way between Newport and Providence, Rhode Island, on Bristol Harbor with views over Narragansett Bay. It includes a mansion, with a 4 hectares lawn and over 300 species of woody plants in its arboretum and gardens, including both native and exotic species.
9 Block Island Southeast Light
- Block IslandBlock Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse that can be found on the southeastern shore of Block Island, Rhode Island. The lighthouse signals sea traffic coming from the Atlantic Ocean into the waters of Block Island and Long Island Sound, and remains an active navigational aid to sea vessels. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997.
10 Boyd's Wind Grist Mill
- MiddletownBoyd's Windmill, which is also referred to as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, built in 1810, is a historic smock mill in Middletown, Rhode Island.
Newport, Rhode Island Hotels
93 Miantonomi Ave
Middletown, RI 02842
Newport, Rhode Island Restaurants
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