Carolina Rhode Island Map
Carolina, Rhode Island — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Carolina, Washington County.
Interactive Map of Carolina, Rhode Island
| City | Carolina |
| State | Rhode Island (RI) |
| County | Washington |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 41.457045 |
| Longitude | -71.663398 |
| Population | 1,048 |
| Density | 194.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Carolina, Rhode Island
Carolina is a locality in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,048. The population density is 194.2 people per km². Carolina is located at 41.4570°N, 71.6634°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 2812.
Carolina breathes a quiet kind of dampness, a scent of pine needles and the slow seep of water from the earth. It lies 21.1 miles south-west of Warwick, RI (from Warwick, RI: bearing 217°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-south-west of Kingston. The land here folds in gentle, rounded humps, draped in a dense weave of deciduous trees that shiver with unseen breezes. Small, meandering streams, barely more than silver threads, stitch across the terrain, feeding into the broader, more purposeful flow of the Pawcatuck River. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a cool, mineral tang, a promise of rain or simply the breath of the surrounding woodlands. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in soft, diffused pools, illuminating patches of moss and the rough bark of ancient oaks. This Carolina, once a humming center of textile manufacture, still carries the ghost of its industrial past in the sturdy brick remnants of old mills that stand sentinel along the riverbanks. The Pawcatuck, once the engine of that prosperity, now offers a more placid existence, its waters reflecting the sky and the verdant growth that has reclaimed much of the old industrial footprint. The economy, while diversified, retains a connection to the land and its resources, with a lingering appreciation for the quiet craftsmanship that once defined the locale. Even now, a certain unhurried rhythm persists, a gentle cadence to the days that feels like a whispered echo of the waterwheels that long ago turned with relentless purpose.
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About This Carolina Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Carolina, Rhode Island with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Carolina and Washington County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Carolina is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Carolina is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
