Little Narragansett Bay

Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island–Connecticut state line. It is sheltered by the curving peninsula of Napatree Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watch Hill Lighthouse and Ocean House.

Watch Hill Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Watch Hill Lighthouse in Watch Hill, Rhode Island has served as a nautical beacon for ships since 1745, when the Rhode Island colonial government constructed a watchtower and beacon during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War.

Ocean House

Resort

Photo: Stephg82988, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ocean House is a large, Victorian-style waterfront hotel originally constructed in 1868 on Bluff Avenue in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The original 1868 hotel closed in 2003; it was demolished in 2005 and a new facility opened in 2010 on the same site which retained much of the original structure's form and appearance, as well as the original name.

Elihu Island

Island

Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island. Elihu Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Little Narragansett Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watch Hill and Stonington.

Watch Hill

Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.

Watch Hill is a district in Westerly, which is a town in Rhode Island. Watch Hill is a wealthy, summer tourist district comprised of two main streets. Most of the homes are summer mansions.

Stonington

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Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.

Stonington

Town

Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010. Stonington is situated 2½ miles northwest of Little Narragansett Bay.

Little Narragansett Bay

Type: Bay
Description: American inlet and estuary
Categories: bight and body of water
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.3201° or 41° 19′ 12″ north

Longitude

-71.8659° or 71° 51′ 57″ west

Open location code

87HC84CM+2J

GeoNames ID

4837843

Wikidata ID

Q6651099

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Little Narragansett Bay”

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