Napatree Point in
Rhode Island, often referred to simply as
Napatree, is a long sandy
spit created by a geologic process called
longshore drift. Up until the
Hurricane of 1938, Napatree was sickle-shaped and included a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long northern extension called
Sandy Point. Napatree now extends 1.5 miles (2.4 km) westward from the business district of
Watch Hill, a village in
Westerly, Rhode Island forming a protected harbor. It is the southernmost and westernmost point of mainland Rhode Island.