Brayton Point
Brayton Point is a hamlet in Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts. Brayton Point is situated nearby to the hamlet South Swansea, as well as near Slades Ferry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Massachusetts and USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr..
USS Massachusetts
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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 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.
Borden Flats Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Swansea and Fall River.
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.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
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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 1½ miles northwest of Brayton Point.
Brayton Point
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.71399° or 41° 42′ 50″ northLongitude
-71.18282° or 71° 10′ 58″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)United Nations Location Code
US BNPOpen location code
87HCPR78+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158844390OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4931234
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