Fly Above Miantonomi Park Tower with Drone Footage

Miantonomi Park in Newport is a peaceful place where people come to reflect, pay respect to people who lost their lives in World War I and to marvel at the stone tower that rises above the treetops.

The city opens the tower to visitors on a semi-regular basis, which affords people the opportunity to look out from the high vantage point.

But what if you could fly even higher than the tower and look at it from the perspective of a bird?

Drone footage released by the city recently provides that exact view.

Check it out:

The 100-foot stone tower was designed by William Kendall of the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead & White and completed by 1929.

The interior stone steps, lead to a narrow metal staircase that ascends to the top observation deck. Located on the highest point in Newport, views of Providence and Block Island are common on clear days.