Barstow Rock
Barstow Rock is an island in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Barstow Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Shell Beach, as well as near Grand Vue.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Barslow Rock”, “Barstow’s Rock”, and “Barstows Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ned Point Light and Third Meetinghouse.
Ned Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ned Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer.
Third Meetinghouse
Place of worship
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC0.
The Third Meetinghouse is an historic church, community meeting house and Grange Hall at 1 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Built in 1816, it is the town's oldest surviving public building, and the one in which the meeting leading to its separation from Rochester took place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Marion.
Mattapoisett
Photo: Balon Greyjoy, CC0.
Mattapoisett is a charming town along the southern coast Massachusetts with a large harbor on Buzzards Bay. Its name is thought to come from the Wampanoag native word for "resting place". It is now a classic small coastal town.
Marion
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marion is a town in Massachusetts in the SouthCoast area. It is largely a residential community with a pretty harbor.
Fairhaven
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
Barstow Rock
- Categories: islet, rock, locality, and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.64177° or 41° 38′ 30″ northLongitude
-70.79365° or 70° 47′ 37″ westOpen location code
87HFJ6R4+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274245OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4929819Wikidata ID
Q15964645
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Barstow Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Barstow Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shell Beach and Grand Vue.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mattapoisett Shipyard Park and Snow Rock.
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