Watch Hill Lighthouse
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Watch Hill Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ocean House.
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 2,700 feet northeast of Watch Hill Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watch Hill and Misquamicut.
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.
Misquamicut
Suburb
Misquamicut is a census-designated place and fire district in southern Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is part of the town of Westerly. The population was listed as 434 in the 2020 census. Misquamicut is situated 3 miles northeast of Watch Hill Lighthouse.
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 northwest of Watch Hill Lighthouse.
Watch Hill Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Westerly, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30391° or 41° 18′ 14″ northLongitude
-71.85855° or 71° 51′ 31″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Inception
1856Open location code
87HC843R+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 481348003OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
5225547Wikidata ID
Q16902974
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In Other Languages
“Watch Hill Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Watch Hill”
- French: “Phare de Watch Hill”
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