Butler Flats Lighthouse
Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the mouth of the Acushnet River. Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect.
- Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as“Butler Flats Light”“Butlers Flat Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Clarks Point Light and Hazelwood Park.
Clarks Point Light
The Clarks Point Light is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1 mile southwest of Butler Flats Lighthouse
Hazelwood Park
Hazelwood Park is a public park on Clark's Point in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Fort Phoenix
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary…
1½ miles north of Butler Flats Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Fairhaven.
Bliss Corner
Bliss Corner is a census-designated place in the town…
2½ miles west of Butler Flats Lighthouse
Fairhaven
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
Acushnet
New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast.
5 miles north of Butler Flats Lighthouse
Butler Flats Lighthouse
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Latitude
41.6038° or 41° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-70.89448° or 70° 53′ 40″ west
Open location code
87HFJ434+G6
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OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
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“Butler Flats Lighthouse” goes by many names.
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