Assonet Bay Shores
Assonet Bay Shores is a neighborhood in Bristol, Massachusetts. Assonet Bay Shores is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Merriwood, as well as near Camp Welch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dighton Rock and Freetown Town Hall.
Dighton Rock
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton glacial boulder composed of sandstone, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators. Dighton Rock is situated 1½ miles northwest of Assonet Bay Shores.
Assonet Burying Ground
Cemetery
The Assonet Burying Ground is the main public cemetery for Freetown, Massachusetts. Prior to becoming a cemetery, the land occupied by the Assonet Burying Ground was used as a military musterfield for the southeastern Massachusetts area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Assonet and Freetown.
Assonet
Hamlet
Freetown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freetown is a rural town on the Assonet River in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It includes the villages of East Freetown and Assonet.
Dighton
Village
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green. Dighton is situated 2 miles northwest of Assonet Bay Shores.
Assonet Bay Shores
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.79594° or 41° 47′ 45″ northLongitude
-71.08977° or 71° 5′ 23″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HCQWW6+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 158800719OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4929358
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Localities in the Area
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