Block Island offers a multitude of activities including fishing, boating, biking, swimming, walking and some of the best bird watching in the country. Only 7 miles long and 3 miles wide, Block Island is located 12 miles from the Rhode Island coast. More than 350 freshwater ponds and 17 miles of beach entice you to this peaceful, unspoiled destination. Over one-fourth of the island is preservation land, to protect the views and the feel of open space as well as provide habitat for its abundance of rare birds, natural resources and other flora and fauna.