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Around Rice City ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Rice City, with the nearest first.

  • Greene
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greene is located in Kent County
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  • Oneco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
  • Sterling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coventry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Coventry is located in Kent County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
  • Almyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
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  • Clayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayville is located in Providence County
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  • Gortons Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
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  • Ekonk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Moosup
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • South Killingly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
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    • Foster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Foster is located in Providence County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Central Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
    • Simmons Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
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For more communities neighboring Rice City, please visit our County-by-County Page for Rice City.

Kent County ...

Rice City is located in Kent County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Bristol, Newport, Providence & Washington.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rice City ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rice City.

Airports Near Rice City ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Rice City and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Rice City.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Rice City), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.