New Bedford Whaling Museum

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in , United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth in the .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: maritime museum in New Bedford
  • Also known as: “Whaling Museum”
  • Address: 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Seamen’s Bethel and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.

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The Seamen's Bethel is a in , , , located at 15 Johnny Cake Hill. It most often served as a chapel that the many sailors visiting New Bedford would attend before they ventured off to sea.

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is a United States National Historical Park in . Partially owned by several entities and maintained by the National Park Service, the park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the nineteenth century.

Building
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairhaven and Bliss Corner.

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is a town in , United States. It is located on the of Massachusetts where the flows into , an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 5,480. is situated 2 miles southwest of New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Town
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New Bedford is in 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. is situated 3 miles north of New Bedford Whaling Museum.

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Latitude
41.63512° or 41° 38′ 6″ north
Longitude
-70.92315° or 70° 55′ 23″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Open location code
87HFJ3PG+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 214663910
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4955370
Wiki­data ID
Q7005471
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“New Bedford Whaling Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف نيوبادفورد لصيد الحيتان”
  • Chinese: “新伯福捕鯨博物館”
  • Dutch: “New Bedford Whaling Museum”
  • Dutch: “Whaling Museum”
  • German: “New Bedford Whaling Museum”
  • Indonesian: “New Bedford Whaling Museum”
  • Portuguese: “New Bedford Whaling Museum”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Harbor View and Oxford.

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