Taunton River
Taunton River is a stream in Bristol, Massachusetts. Taunton River is situated nearby to the hamlet Brayton Point, as well as near Globe Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Massachusetts and Borden Flats Light.
USS Massachusetts
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USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s…
Borden Flats Light
Lighthouse
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Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse.
Kennedy Park
Park
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Kennedy Park is a 57-acre historic park located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is bounded by South Main Street, Bradford Avenue, Middle, and Bay Streets in the southern part of the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fall River and South Swansea.
Fall River
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In the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts, where the Taunton River empties into Mount Hope Bay, stands Fall River- the "Spindle City". Not to be overshadowed by nearby Boston and Providence, Fall River offers visitors unique attractions that are absent from its two larger neighbors.
South Swansea
Hamlet
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South Swansea is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Taunton River.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census. Ocean Grove is situated 2½ miles northwest of Taunton River.
Taunton River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Tetiquet” and “Titiquit River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7001° or 41° 42′ 0″ northLongitude
-71.18282° or 71° 10′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HCPR28+2VGeoNames ID
4952635
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