Pope Beach

Pope Beach is a hamlet in Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts. Pope Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Harbor View, as well as near Nasketucket.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Phoenix and Fairhaven Town Hall.

Fort Phoenix

Fort

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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.

Fairhaven Town Hall

Town hall

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Fairhaven Town Hall is the town hall of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. It is located at 40 Center Street, between Walnut and William Streets, across Center Street from the Millicent Library.

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 1½ miles west of Pope Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Bedford and Bliss Corner.

New Bedford

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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.

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. As of the 2020 census, Bliss Corner had a population of 5,480. Bliss Corner is situated 3½ miles southwest of Pope Beach.