Brant Beach
Brant Beach is a beach in Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Brant Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Antassawamock, as well as near Grand Vue.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ned Point Light and West Island.
Ned Point Light
Lighthouse
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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. Ned Point Light is situated 2 miles northeast of Brant Beach.
West Island
Island
West Island is an island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States, on Buzzards Bay. Approximately two-thirds of the island is forest. Water and sewage restrictions have limited its growth. West Island is situated 2 miles south of Brant Beach.
Third Meetinghouse
Place of worship
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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. Third Meetinghouse is situated 2½ miles north of Brant Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Fairhaven.
Mattapoisett
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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.
Fairhaven
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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.
Acushnet
Town
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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production. Acushnet is situated 6 miles northwest of Brant Beach.
Brant Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.62816° or 41° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-70.82476° or 70° 49′ 29″ westOpen location code
87HFJ5HG+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 358279729OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
4931211Wikidata ID
Q49320236
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In Other Languages
“Brant Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brant Beach”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dupont Drive Preserve and Brant Island.
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