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RI: Rhode Island USA
Website: Rhode-Island-USA.com
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, US
The
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (commonly known as Rhode
Island) is geographically the smallest state in the United States.
Rhode Island is located in New England; bounded by Massachusetts (N and E), the Atlantic Ocean (S) and Connecticut (W).
Rhode (pronounced "Road") Island is part of the New England region and was one of the thirteen original American colonies that declared independence against British rule to begin the American Revolution.
The state's common name, Rhode Island, actually refers to the largest island in Narragansett Bay, also known as Aquidneck Island, on which the city of Newport is located.
Nicknamed "The Ocean State," every point in the state is within 30 miles of sea water
Providence is the state capital and the largest city; other important cities are Warwick, Cranston, Pawtucket and Newport.
USA & Canada clocks
on STANDARD TIME
from: Sunday 1 November 2009
Daylight Saving Time dates 2010
Sunday 14 March 2010
until Sunday 7 November 2010
see: Daylight-Saving-Time.com
for details
USA Standard Time Date schedules here
Eastern Time - USA + Canada
ET ~ East Coast Time
Eastern Standard Time (EST) = GMT-5
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) = GMT-4
What time zone is Rhode Island in?
Rhode Island is in the Eastern Time Zone in the United States of America (USA). Eastern Standard Time (EST) is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).
Does Rhode Island observe Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving Time (DST) is observed in Rhode Island , where the time is shifted forward by 1 hour to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); which is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-4).
After the Summer months the time in Rhode Island is shifted back by 1 hour to US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or (GMT-5).
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Rhode Island
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Towns and Cities in Rhode Island
Barrington, Rhode IslandBristol, Rhode Island
Burriville, Rhode Island
Charlestown, Rhode Island
Coventry, Rhode Island
Cranston, Rhode Island
Cumberland, Rhode Island
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
East Providence, Rhode Island
Glocester, Rhode Island
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
Johnston, Rhode Island
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Middletown, Rhode Island
Narragansett, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
North Kingstown, Rhode Island
North Smithfield, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Richmond, Rhode Island
Scituate, Rhode Island
Tiverton, Rhode Island
Warren, Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island
Westerly, Rhode Island
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
