Bird Island
Bird Island is a tiny island in Buzzards Bay at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, less than a mile off the mainland coast of the town of Marion, Massachusetts, United States.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bird Island Light.
Bird Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bird Island Light is a historic lighthouse at the entrance to Sippican Harbor in Marion, Massachusetts. Built in 1819, its tower is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century masonry lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marion and Weweantic.
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.
Weweantic
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weweantic is a census-designated place in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,105 at the 2010 census. Weweantic is situated 4½ miles north of Bird Island.
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.
Bird Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.66955° or 41° 40′ 10″ northLongitude
-70.71726° or 70° 43′ 2″ westOpen location code
87HFM79M+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 358274635OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4930616Wikidata ID
Q4915869
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In Other Languages
“Bird Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bird Island”
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