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According to information compiled by the Rhode Island Sea Grant program, Ninigret Pond's watershed covers 7,645.65 acres (3,094.08 ha), of which 5,820.79 acres (2,355.59 ha) is occupied by water; Ninigret Pond itself has a surface area of 1,580.38 acres (639.56 ha), while other, smaller bodies of water account for the other 244.48 acres (98.94 ha).
The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. [2] It is characterized by salt marshes , kettle ponds , freshwater wetlands , maritime shrub lands, and forests, and it is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds.
The Native leader who gave Ninigret Pond its name. The pond is named for Ninigret, (1600-1676), who was a sachem of the Niantic and Narragansett tribes. The Indigenous people once fished, hunted ...
Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Rhode Island.Its headquarters is in Charlestown, Rhode Island.Dotted along the Rhode Island's Atlantic coastline, the five refuges that make up the complex (Ninigret, Trustom Pond, John H. Chafee at Petaquamscutt Cove, Block Island and Sachuest Point) offer a wide variety of natural settings.
Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, R.I. Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island–Connecticut state line.
Summit is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,072 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] The name is derived from a peak (Mt. Wharton) that was thought to be the highest elevation in the county. The Town of Summit is on the western border of the county and is northeast of Oneonta.
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