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Watch Hill Docks, Watch Hill, Rhode Island, USA

General - Watch Hill Docks lies on Block Island Sound on the NE coast of the USA. The facility provides slips with little in the way of additional services.

Open - All year round

Position - 41° 18.6' N 071° 51.5' W

Charts;
NOAA - 12372

Tides -

Reference port -
Mean time differences - HW: minutes ± ; LW: minutes ±
Heights in metres -
MHWS MHWN MLWN MLWS
.

Depths at MLW - Entrance - 7'. Slips - 8'.

Protection/Shelter - OK

Approach and Entrance - From the Atlantic Ocean make for
Block Island Sound, then to Fishers Island Sound to Sandy Point. Watch Hill Docks lie in Watch Hill Cove, just past Watch Hill Yacht Club.


Berths & Moorings - 20 slips with 5 reserved for transients. Reservations can be made.

Maximum length - 100'

Formalities - Not known.

Contact ;
Tel - (401) 596-7807
Fax - (401) 348-6090
Email -
VHF Ch - 16
Call sign -

Water - On the pontoons.

Electric -
On the pontoons. 30 amp & 50 amp.

Fuel - Gasoline & Diesel.

Weather forecast - Not known.

Security - Not known.

Internet Access - Not known.

Other Marina Facilities, Services & Supplies - Docking Assistance. Trash Pick Up. Pump Out.

Boatyard Facilities & Services - No yard but the following are available; Electronic Sales. Electronics Repairs. Sail Loft. Propeller Repairs. Inflatable Repairs. Upholstery. Yacht Interiors.

Shopping and Provisions - Some provisions can be obtained in Watch Hill but better shopping in Westerley 4 miles away

Bank or ATM - Nearby.

Chandlers or Ships' Store - Nearby.

Propane - 6 miles away.

Ice - Cube is available nearby.

Eating Out - There are several restaurants near to Watch Hill Docks.

Transport -
Bikes -
Local Bus Service -
lntercity Bus Service -
Taxis - Eagle Cab from Westerly (596-7300).
Car Rental - Enterprise (596-7847).
Train Service -
Water Taxi -
Ferry Service -
Airport(s) - Westerly State - 5 miles away. TF Green - 40 miles away.

Local Area -
Sporting & Recreational Facilities - Jogging Paths. Boat Rentals. Fishing Charter. Tennis Courts at Pond View Racquet Club. Weekapaug Golf Club. Elmridge Golf Course. Horseback Riding at Manatuck Stables. Dive Shop. Fitness Center. Bowling at Alley Katz.
Sightseeing - Fort Mansfield, at the point, was built for the Spanish American War.
Museums and Cultural Attractions - Lilly Pad Gallery. Puffins Gallery. Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum
Marine Conservation -
Special Events -
Children's Stuff -Flying Horse Carousel, each horse is hand carved from a single block of wood and is beautifully embellished with a leather saddle, horse-hair mane and agate eyes.
Other - Watch Hill Beach, right behind the carousel with lifeguard. Napatree Beach, walk through the beach club parking lot or pull the dinghy up on the harbor side. Ocean House Beach, in front of Ocean House Hotel, right of way off Bluff Avenue. Movie Theater.

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