Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its fantastic saltwater fishing, and the presence of the largest winter population of harlequin ducks on the East Coast.

From salt marsh and beach strand habitats to upland shrub dominated lands, the refuge supports over 200 bird species, with such notable occasional visitors such as the peregrine falcon, northern harrier, and the snowy owl.

Today, with land transfers from the Navy, the Refuge totals 242 acres that provide an important stopover and wintering area for migratory birds.

[5] During World War II, the United States Navy established a communications station (NAVRADSTA Sachuest Point, part of NAVCOMMSTA Newport) and a rifle range.

[7] At some time the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps erected fire control towers on Sachuest Point, probably in World War II to support Fort Church in Little Compton, which guarded the Sakonnet River and the eastern approaches to Narragansett Bay.