Assonet River
The Assonet River is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It flows 7.4 miles in a westerly direction through Freetown and joins the Taunton River near Assonet Neck in Berkley, Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Assonett River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Conspiracy Island and Dighton Rock.
Conspiracy Island
Island
Conspiracy Island is a privately owned tidal island situated in the Assonet River off Berkley, Massachusetts. According to the 2000 census, Conspiracy Island is uninhabited.
Dighton Rock
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder, 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 2 miles north of Assonet River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerset and Dighton.
Somerset
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Somerset is a small town in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It is built on the western bank of the Taunton River, connected by bridges with Fall River and sharing a border with Swansea.
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 2½ miles north of Assonet River.
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.
Assonet River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Assonet River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Assonet”
- Cebuano: “Assonet River”
- Dutch: “Assonet River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Assonet”
- Venetian: “Assonet”
- Welsh: “Afon Assonet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Merriwood and Assonet Bay Shores.
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Highlights include Winslow Point and Sandy Point.
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