You can host a static web site simply using a S3 bucket. To do so create your bucket and select it in the AWS console.
Select properties tab and then click on the 'Static website hosting' box. When prompted note the end point as this will be the url to your site. Then select 'Use this bucket to host a website'. Enter the appropriate index document. Typically, it will be index.html but if you have a different default page enter it here and save the prompt.
Select the permissions tab and then click on the 'Bucket Policy' button. Here you will want to add a new policy. Use the following template and replace <YOUR BUCKET HERE> with the name of your bucket.
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "PublicReadGetObject",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Principal": "*",
"Action": "s3:GetObject",
"Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::<YOUR BUCKET NAME HERE>/*"
}
]
}
At this point you should be able to try the end point your noted above.