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Shoreline view from the tower of a lighthouse on Block Island (Todd Gipstein/National Geographic/Getty)
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Viewed from above or on a map, Block Island looks like a pork chop with a big bite taken out of the middle. Only 7 miles long and 3 miles wide, it is edged with long stretches of beach lifting at points into dramatic bluffs. The interior is dimpled with undulating hills, only rarely reaching above 150 feet in elevation. Its hollows and clefts cradle over 300 sweet-water ponds, some no larger than a backyard swimming pool. That "bite" out of the western edge of the "chop" is Great Salt Pond, which almost succeeds in cutting the island in two, but, as it is, serves as a fine protected harbor for fleets of pleasure boats.
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The Chanler at Cliff Walk
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Hilton Mystic at the Aquarium
20 Coogan Boulevard
Mystic, CT 06355-1900 Map Distance: 24.2 mi. (from destination center) Hotel Class: 
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Hyatt Regency Newport
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AttractionsMontauk Point State Park
50 South Fairview Avenue
Montauk , New York 11954 Distance: 17.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: Montauk Point State Park is a heavily-wooded area on the eastern tip of Long Island that features... Read More
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Montauk Point Lighthouse
2000 Montauk Highway
Montauk , New York 11954 Distance: 28.0 mi. (from destination center) Description: The Montauk Point Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in New York State. This historic landmark has... Read More
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Fort Adams
off Harrison Avenue, State Park
Eisenhower Trust Building, 1 Lincoln Drive Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Distance: 24.8 mi. (from destination center)
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Vacation Rental Property in Block Island RI
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Laundry, Outdoor Shower
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Vacation Rental Property in Block Island RI
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 6
Amenities: Dishwasher, Laundry, Outdoor Shower
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Vacation Rental Property in Block Island RI
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 5
Amenities: Jacuzzi, Laundry, Swimming Pool
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