About Middletown, RI
The town of Middletown, named for its central location on the island, is located on Aquidneck Island between Narragansett Bay and the Sakonnet River in Newport County, Rhode Island, in the Providence-New Bedford metro area. Major attractions are the 1.25-mile Sachuest Beach, Whitehall Museum House, Green End Fort and Prescott Farm, where you'll find a historic 1812 windmill, a Revolutionary War guardhouse and where you can feed the ducks and geese at the pond. Businesses in Middletown include Historic Painting & Restoration and Aquidneck Restaurant & Pizzeria. One of the best places to visit when you are in Middletown is the Norman Bird Sanctuary, a 450-acre wildlife refuge. A notable resident of Middletown has included million-dollar winner of the one of the summer 2000 "Survivor" TV show, Richard Hatch.