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Weekapaug Inn is a historic inn at 25 Spray Rock Road in Westerly, Rhode Island.. In 1899, Phebe and Frederick C. Buffum built the original Weekapaug Inn on a strip of land between the Quonochontaug Pond and the Atlantic Ocean in the community of Weekapaug, Rhode Island.
Often referred to by locals as "Quonnie Pond", or "Quonnie", [1] the lagoon is bounded on the south by coastal beaches, with a narrow breach way, created by the Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, providing access to Block Island Sound, and the Atlantic Ocean. The westernmost side of Quonnie is the site of the Weekapaug Inn, whose restaurants ...
Weekapaug (/ ˈ w iː k ə p ɔː ɡ /) is a census-designated place in southern Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, part of the town of Westerly. The population was 425 at the 2010 census .
The Weekapaug Fire District, which doesn't fight fires and functions more like a homeowners association, controls the only pathways onto the 1.7-mile beach and uses security guards to keep out the ...
Slacks Pond Beach, Smithfield; Hope Pond Recreation Area beach, Scituate; Georgiaville Beach, Smithfield; Kent County (central): Briar Point Beach, Coventry; Gorton Pond, Warwick [10] Little Pond, Warwick [10] Sand Pond, Warwick [10] Washington County (south): Browning Mill Pond Area Beach, Richmond; Burlingame State Park Beach, Watchaug Pond ...
The 30-acre park at the corner of Ninth Street and Beck Lane offers a large parking lot with a peaceful walking trail around the pond alongside tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts ...
Winnapaug Pond (also known as Brightman Pond [2]) is a breached saltwater lagoon in Westerly, Rhode Island, United States, connected to Block Island Sound by the Weekapaug Breachway, which was constructed during the mid-1950s. [3] [4] The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) lake is separated from the Atlantic by a large sandbar.
From west to east, these ponds are Maschaug Pond, Winnapaug Pond, and Quonochontaug Pond. Westerly becomes a notable tourist destination during the summer months when the population nearly doubles. [4] Its well-known beaches include Weekapaug Beach, Westerly Town Beach, Misquamicut State Beach, East Beach, and Watch Hill Beach.