Watch Hill Reef

Watch Hill Reef is a reef in South County, Rhode Island. Watch Hill Reef is situated nearby to the neighborhood Avondale, as well as near the suburb Misquamicut.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watch Hill Lighthouse and Ocean House.

Watch Hill Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

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 3½ miles northeast of Watch Hill Reef.

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 Reef.

Watch Hill Reef

Type: Reef
Category: landform
Location: South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.29487° or 41° 17′ 42″ north

Longitude

-71.86353° or 71° 51′ 49″ west

Open location code

87HC74VP+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 803747664

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

GeoNames ID

5225551

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Avondale and Stonington.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum and Garage Ruins.

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