Brant Island

Brant Island is an island in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Brant Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Antassawamock, as well as near Grand Vue.

Type: Island
Description: island in the United States of America
Also known as: “Brants Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ned Point Light and West Island.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Fairhaven.

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.

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.