Watch Hill | |
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Coastal Neighborhood | |
 Panorama of Watch Hill | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| Town | Westerly |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.82 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 212 |
Watch Hill is an affluent coastal neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. The population was 154 at the 2010 census.[1] It sits at the most-southwestern point in Rhode Island. It came to prominence in the late 19th and early 20th century as an exclusive summer resort, with wealthy families building sprawling Victorian-style "cottages" along the peninsula. Watch Hill is characterized by The New York Times as a community "with a strong sense of privacy and of discreetly used wealth," in contrast with "the overpowering castles of the very rich" in nearby Newport.[2]
- ^ "Summary Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ Bongartza, Roy (July 5, 1981). "Watch Hill to Point Judith - 20 Miles of Summer Fun". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2015.