Mount Hope Bay
Mount Hope Bay is a tidal estuary located at the mouth of the Taunton River on the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border. It is an arm of Narragansett Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: estuary in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, United States
- Address: MA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spar Island and USS Massachusetts.
Spar Island
Islet
Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide.
USS Massachusetts
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USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s…
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Swansea and Touisset.
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.
Mount Hope Bay
- Categories: estuary and body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.68979° or 41° 41′ 23″ northLongitude
-71.20394° or 71° 12′ 14″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCMQQW+WCOpenStreetMap ID
node 368985625OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Mount Hope Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Mount Hope Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mount Hope Bay”
- Chinese: “芒特霍普湾”
- “Mount Hope Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Globe Village and North Tiverton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbott Playground and Kennedy Park.
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