Welcome to Watch Hill ...

Watch Hill is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Watch Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Watch Hill is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Watch Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Watch Hill: 401

Communities Also Named Watch Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Watch Hill - they are located in Florida and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watch Hill.

Websites for Watch Hill ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Watch Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Watch Hill.

• Norwich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
• Groton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
• South Kingstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• New London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • New London is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
• Westerly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Waterford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Waterford is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
• Stonington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
• East Lyme
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • East Lyme is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
• Montville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Montville is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Watch Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watch Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Watch Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watch Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Watch Hill. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Watch Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watch Hill ...

Looking for more information about Watch Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Watch Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Watch Hill.

Adding Watch Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Watch Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Watch Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Watch Hill post office opened in 1871. The Watch Hill post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Watch Hill.