North Ledge

North Ledge is an island in , . North Ledge is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarks Point Light and Black Rock.

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.

Island
is a barren, uninhabited island in . It has a beacon structure.

Island
, also known as Angelica Island, is a one-acre rock emerging from , within the town limits of .

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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in on the southern coast. '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.

North Ledge

Latitude
41.56844° or 41° 34′ 6″ north
Longitude
-70.88698° or 70° 53′ 13″ west
Open location code
87HFH497+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358273987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4945662
Wiki­data ID
Q49664100
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“North Ledge” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “North Ledge”
  • Turkish: “North Ledge”

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