Silver Shell Beach

Silver Shell Beach is a hamlet in , , . Silver Shell Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Butler Flats Lighthouse and Clarks Point Light.

Lighthouse
Photo: Lara, CC BY 2.0.
Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of , at the mouth of the . Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect. is situated 1½ miles west of Silver Shell Beach.

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. is situated 2 miles southwest of Silver Shell Beach.

Fort
Photo: Marcbela, CC0.
is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Park in . is situated 2 miles northwest of Silver Shell Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bliss Corner and New Bedford.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 5,280 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles west of Silver Shell Beach.

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.

is a charming town along the southern coast 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.

Silver Shell Beach

Latitude
41.60844° or 41° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
-70.86476° or 70° 51′ 53″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HFJ45P+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158892362
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4950980
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