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As such, Block Island has a frost free season longer than locations inland. Block Island averages 2300 hrs of sunshine annually (higher than the USA average). Block Island's record high temperature is 95 °F (35 °C) on August 26 and 27, 1948 and the record low is −11 °F (−24 °C) on January 16, 1994.
There are situations where the censorship of certain sites was subsequently removed. For example, when Google Maps and Google Earth were launched, images of the White House and United States Capitol were blurred out; however, these sites are now uncensored. [3]
Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.
Many songbirds "overfly" the mainland and stopover on Block Island before continuing their migration. Hundreds of " birders " visit the refuge each fall to watch migration. The refuge also provides habitat for the endangered American burying beetle , supporting the only population of this species known east of the Mississippi River .
When did Block Island threaten to secede from Rhode Island? It was late spring in 1984, and Block Island residents were fed up with the moped rentals. Tourists were driving them everywhere ...
The Old Harbor Historic District is an historic district in the resort community of New Shoreham on Block Island off the southern coast of Rhode Island.Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean and Main Street, it includes Spring, High, and Water streets as well.
The building is made of brown granite.The tower is octagonal in shape, 55 feet (17 m) in height, and provides a focal plane height of 61 feet (19 m). It contains a fourth-order Fresnel lens, which flashes white light every five seconds, and has a range of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi).
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