Borden Flats Light
Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse.Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
- 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..
USS Massachusetts
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Massachusetts, 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… USS Massachusetts is situated 3,200 feet east of Borden Flats Light.
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. 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. USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is situated 3,100 feet east of Borden Flats Light.
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimaster97, CC BY 3.0.
The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, 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 Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount Hope Bay. Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Borden Flats Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fall River and South Swansea.
Fall River
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In the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts, where the Taunton River empties into Mount Hope Bay, stands Fall River- the "Spindle City". Not to be overshadowed by nearby Boston and Providence, Fall River offers visitors unique attractions that are absent from its two larger neighbors.
South Swansea
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Swansea is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Borden Flats Light.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census. Ocean Grove is situated 2½ miles northwest of Borden Flats Light.
Borden Flats Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.70446° or 41° 42′ 16″ northLongitude
-71.1744° or 71° 10′ 28″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCPR3G+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 628919990OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4930946Wikidata ID
Q4944488
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In Other Languages
“Borden Flats Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Borden Flats”
- French: “Phare de Borden Flats”
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