Bird Island is a tiny island in Buzzards Bay at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, less than a mile off the mainland coast of the town of Marion, Massachusetts, United States. Bird Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Seal Rocks.

Bird Island Light

Lighthouse

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Bird Island Light is a historic lighthouse at the entrance to Sippican Harbor in Marion, Massachusetts. Built in 1819, its tower is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century masonry lighthouse. Bird Island Light is situated 1½ miles southeast of Seal Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marion and Mattapoisett.

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.

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.

Weweantic

Hamlet

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Weweantic is a census-designated place in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,105 at the 2010 census. Weweantic is situated 4 miles north of Seal Rocks.

Seal Rocks

Type: Bar
Categories: bar and landform
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6801° or 41° 40′ 48″ north

Longitude

-70.74615° or 70° 44′ 46″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFM7J3+2G

GeoNames ID

4950483

Wikidata ID

Q49621364

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In Other Languages

“Seal Rocks” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Seal Rocks (piliw sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts, Plymouth County)”
Cebuano: “Seal Rocks”

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