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 long northern extension called Sandy
Point. Napatree now extends 1.5 miles westward from
the business district of Watch
Hill, a village in Westerly, Rhode Island forming a protected harbor. Source
