Patience Island

This small, 91-acre island lies 1.5 miles west of southern Prudence Island and 3 miles south of Patience Island.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

The upland area of Patience Island supports a variety of wildlife including white-tailed deer, red fox, and Eastern cottontail rabbits.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

The small building was the home of a watchman for the oysterbeds located just off Patience Island.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

Being very close to the entirely wooded Patience Island, deer can swim between these two islands.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

Northwestern coast of Patience Island, April 2004.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

The Patience Island farm was burned during the Revolutionary War, but was rebuilt and operated until the early twentieth century.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007

The Patience Island component of Narragansett Bay Reserve is approximately 200 acres — nearly the entire island.

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode Island 2007