Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the
Atlantic Ocean and an
estuary of the
Pawcatuck River on the
Rhode Island-
Connecticut state line. It is sheltered by a curving peninsula, known as
Napatree Point. At the base of Napatree Point is the site of the resort village of
Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The bay also contains the islands of
Sandy Point, Elihu Island, and Barn Island. Sandy Point was once part of Napatree Point until the two were separated by the
Hurricane of 1938. Since that time it has migrated north and west, and changed orientation. It now begins about 1/4 mile east of Stonington Borough, and runs approximately 1 1/2 miles east-southeast.