Brayton Point Channel Range Light
Brayton Point Channel Range Light is in Town of Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts. Brayton Point Channel Range Light is situated nearby to Brayton Point Power Station, as well as near the hamlet South Swansea.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brayton Point Power Station and Borden Flats Light.
Brayton Point Power Station
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Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regional grid. Brayton Point Power Station is situated 1,300 feet north of Brayton Point Channel Range Light.
Borden Flats Light
Lighthouse
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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. Borden Flats Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Brayton Point Channel Range Light.
Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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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 1¼ miles east of Brayton Point Channel Range Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Swansea and Ocean Grove.
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 Channel Range Light.
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.
Brayton Point Channel Range Light
Latitude
41.71121° or 41° 42′ 40″ northLongitude
-71.18977° or 71° 11′ 23″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCPR66+F3GeoNames ID
4931236
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