Borden Flats Light

Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse at the mouth of the Taunton River in , US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Borden Flats Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Massachusetts and USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..

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, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s… is situated 3,200 feet east of Borden Flats Light.

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is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S. is situated 3,100 feet east of Borden Flats Light.

Bridge
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The , also known as the Braga Bridge, or simply, The Braga, is a through truss bridge that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of and the city of , near the mouth of the at the confluence with . is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Borden Flats Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fall River and South Swansea.

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In the region of , where the Taunton River empties into Mount Hope Bay, stands Fall River- the "Spindle City". Not to be overshadowed by nearby and , offers visitors unique attractions that are absent from its two larger neighbors.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Borden Flats Light.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States, on the north shore of near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Borden Flats Light.

Borden Flats Light

Latitude
41.70446° or 41° 42′ 16″ north
Longitude
-71.1744° or 71° 10′ 28″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HCPR3G+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 628919990
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4930946
Wiki­data ID
Q4944488
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