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Misquamicut State Beach (MISS-kwahm-eh-kut [3]) is a seaside public recreation area in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island. [4] It occupies a portion of Misquamicut Beach, a 3-mile-long (4.8 km) barrier island that extends westward from Weekapaug to Watch Hill and separates Winnapaug Pond from the Atlantic Ocean. [5]
Quonochontaug (KWAHN-uh-kon-tog [1]) is a coastal lagoon in the towns of Charlestown and Westerly, both in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. [2] It is the most saline of nine such lagoons (often referred to as "salt ponds") in southern Rhode Island. [3]
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Weekapaug, Rhode Island at sunset 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 237 largest lakes and ponds make up 91% of all inland freshwater area in the state. Most lakes in Rhode Island are manmade, only 25% are natural, five of these are greater than 100 acres (40 ha) in area. [1] There are an additional nine large saltwater coastal lagoons along the south coast of Rhode Island.
The Town of Westerly has U.S. Route 1, and the state routes of: Route 1A, Route 3, Route 91, and Route 78, which Route 78 forms a bypass around Downtown Westerly, nicknamed the Westerly Bypass, and ending near the Westerly State Airport, with three interchanges in Rhode Island; the other endpoint is in Stonington, Connecticut.
As the Ocean State, Rhode Island has plenty of beautiful beaches and accompanying beach towns for locals and tourist alike to flock to in the summer.. But only one was recently named by Thrillist ...
Atlantic Beach Park is a privately operated amusement center with 12 acres (49,000 m 2) of land and buildings within the Misquamicut section of beachfront. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] It lies south of Misquamicut State Beach [ 13 ] and north of Winnapaug Pond , a source of Rhode Island quahogs and bay scallops.