Whale Rock
Whale Rock is an island in Bristol, Massachusetts. Whale Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Antassawamock, as well as near Winsegansett Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Island and Angelica Rock.
West Island
Island
West Island is an island in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, United States, on Buzzards Bay. Approximately two-thirds of the island is forest. Water and sewage restrictions have limited its growth.
Angelica Rock
Island
Angelica Rock, also known as Angelica Island, is a one-acre rock island emerging from Buzzards Bay, within the town limits of Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Fairhaven.
Mattapoisett
Photo: Balon Greyjoy, CC0.
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.
Fairhaven
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
Whale Rock
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.59733° or 41° 35′ 50″ northLongitude
-70.81754° or 70° 49′ 3″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HFH5WJ+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274290OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4955362
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