Catumb Rocks
Catumb Rocks is a reef in South County, Rhode Island. Catumb Rocks is situated nearby to the locality Wamphassuc Point, as well as near the town Stonington.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. Ocean House is situated 2 miles northeast of Catumb Rocks.
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
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 3½ miles north of Catumb Rocks.
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.
Catumb Rocks
- Type: Reef
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2917° or 41° 17′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.88286° or 71° 52′ 58″ westOpen location code
87HC74R8+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 803747665OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
5221309Wikidata ID
Q49614724
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In Other Languages
“Catumb Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Catumb Rocks”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wamphassuc Point and Avondale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Mansfield and Watch Hill Reef.
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