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.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Butler Flats Light” and “Butlers Flat Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Clarks Point Light and Hazelwood Park.
Clarks Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Phoenix
Fort
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary… Fort Phoenix is situated 1½ miles north of Butler Flats Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Fairhaven.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
Acushnet
Town
Butler Flats Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Butler Flats Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Butler Flats”
- French: “Phare de Butler Flats”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Silver Shell Beach and Winsegansett Heights.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Butler Flats Light and Sea Lab.
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Worth a closer look: Boston and Cambridge.
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