Clarks Point

Clarks Point is a cape in , , . Clarks Point is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Clark Point” and “Clark’s Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarks Point Light and Butler Flats Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is located in . Originally constructed as a wooden tower, it was replaced with a stone tower in 1804. This in turn was replaced by a structure on the parapets of Fort Rodman which was deactivated in 1898.

Lighthouse
Photo: Lara, CC BY 2.0.
Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of , at the mouth of the . Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect.

Park
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public park on Clark's Point in . The park occupies a plot of 23 acres on the west side of New Bedford's southern peninsula, between Rodney French Boulevard and Brock Avenue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Fairhaven.

Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 5,480.

Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , United States. It is located on the of Massachusetts where the flows into , an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 4,832.

Clarks Point

Latitude
41.59294° or 41° 35′ 35″ north
Longitude
-70.89989° or 70° 53′ 60″ west
Elevation
-7 feet (-2 metres)
Open location code
87HFH4V2+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7516155264
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
4933353
Wiki­data ID
Q49880294
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Satellite Map

Discover Clarks Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Clarks Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Clarks Point”

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