Mattapoisett Neck
Mattapoisett Neck is a cape in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mattapoisett Neck is situated nearby to the hamlet Grand Vue, as well as near Shell Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ned Point Light and Third Meetinghouse.
Ned Point Light
Lighthouse
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Ned Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer.
Third Meetinghouse
Place of worship
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The Third Meetinghouse is an historic church, community meeting house and Grange Hall at 1 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Built in 1816, it is the town's oldest surviving public building, and the one in which the meeting leading to its separation from Rochester took place. Third Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles north of Mattapoisett Neck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Marion.
Mattapoisett
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Mattapoisett is a charming town along the southern coast Massachusetts with a large harbor on Buzzards Bay. Its name is thought to come from the Wampanoag native word for "resting place". It is now a classic small coastal town.
Marion
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Marion is a town in Massachusetts in the SouthCoast area. It is largely a residential community with a pretty harbor.
Fairhaven
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Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
Mattapoisett Neck
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Mattapoiset Neck” and “Metapoiset Neck”
- Category: landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.63622° or 41° 38′ 10″ northLongitude
-70.80726° or 70° 48′ 26″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87HFJ5PV+F3GeoNames ID
4943437
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Localities in the Area
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