Watchtower (disambiguation)

A Watchtower is a type of fortification, the term may also refer to:

Buildings and structures

Roman Watchtower in Germany.

• Observation tower, a stand alone structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision
• Lookout tower, a tower usually located at a high vantage point see any trace of fire and call for fire suppression

Religion

• The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, a publishing company of Jehovah's Witnesses
  • The Watchtower, a magazine published by Jehovah's Witnesses
• Kitawala or "Watchtower movement", a religious movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Watchtower (magic), part of John Dee's system of Enochian Magic, later came to be associated with the 19th Century Order of the Golden Dawn and the ritual workings within Wicca

Military

Guadalcanal Campaign, codenamed Operation Watchtower, a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943

Fiction and comics

• Watchtower, part of the The Chronicles of Tornor series
• Justice League Watchtower, the name of various headquarters of the fictional superhero team "Justice League"

Film and TV

• Watchtower, the codename of the character Chloe Sullivan in the TV series Smallville, or the room that serves as her headquarters

Music

• Watchtower, a progressive metal band

Songs

• "All Along the Watchtower", a song written and originally recorded by Bob Dylan that has been performed by Jimi Hendrix, Dave Matthews Band, and others
• Watchtower (song), a 2012 song by Devlin
• Watchtower, a song by the Psychedelic Furs