New Bedford West Barrier Light
New Bedford West Barrier Light is in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. New Bedford West Barrier Light is situated nearby to the lighthouse Palmer Island Light, as well as near the hamlet Bliss Corner.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Island Light and New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Palmer Island Light
Lighthouse
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Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble. Palmer Island Light is situated 1,900 feet northeast of New Bedford West Barrier Light.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth in the South Coast of Massachusetts. New Bedford Whaling Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of New Bedford West Barrier Light.
Fort Phoenix
Fort
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Fort Phoenix is situated 3,500 feet east of New Bedford West Barrier Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairhaven and Bliss Corner.
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.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
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Bliss Corner is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,280 at the 2010 census.
Acushnet
Town
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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production. Acushnet is situated 4 miles north of New Bedford West Barrier Light.
New Bedford West Barrier Light
Latitude
41.62427° or 41° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-70.91504° or 70° 54′ 54″ westElevation
-16 feet (-5 metres)Open location code
87HFJ3FM+PXGeoNames ID
4945133
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