Napatree Point
Napatree Point is the southernmost and westernmost point of mainland Rhode Island. Often referred to simply as Napatree, it is a long sandy spit created by a geologic process called longshore drift.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Watch Hill Lighthouse and Elihu Island.
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.
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.
Ocean House
Resort
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watch Hill and Stonington.
Watch Hill
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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, United States. 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.
Napatree Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Tree Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30689° or 41° 18′ 25″ northLongitude
-71.8861° or 71° 53′ 10″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87HC8447+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7516188701OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
“Napatree Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Napatree Point”
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