Castle Hill Lighthouse and Newport Bridge – October 4, 2009
by Armand Latraverse
October 4th (raindate) field trip was a great success. Mike DeStefano shared his knowledge and skills with the 7 club members who came on this trip. We enjoyed late day sun (after a worrisome rainy morning) where we captured nice light on the building.
We left quickly, led by Mike, for the Newport Bridge for a sunset shoot. While we missed the actual sun setting, we did manage to see and shoot a beautiful, colored sky with the lit bridge in the background.
We enjoyed a perfect ending at The Red Parrot in downtown Newport.
Take a trip to Castle Hill….directions below.
DIRECTIONS TO CASTLE HILL LIGHT:
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Take the Newport Bridge (Route 138) over Narragansett Bay into Newport.
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Take the exit for the Connell Highway (follow signs for Newport).
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Follow the Connell Highway for about 0.5 miles and merge onto Americas Cup Ave.
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Stay on America’s Cup Ave, which then becomes Thames St.
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Take a right onto Wellington Ave. Wellington becomes Halidon Ave.
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At the Stop sign take a right onto Harrison Ave.
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Follow Harrison Ave for 1.8 miles and take a right onto Castle Hill Ave.
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In 0.5 miles take a right onto Ocean Ave. Follow to the end.
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Park in the parking lot of the hotel/Inn. Walk to the far end of the parking lot and take the path to the lighthouse.
FOR GPS DIRECTIONS TO CASTLE HILL INN AND RESORT:
590 Ocean Drive, Newport, Rhode Island 02840
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