World War II

World War II is a monument in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. World War II is situated nearby to the government office Park Headquarters, as well as near Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clarks Point Light and Butler Flats Lighthouse.

Clarks Point Light

Lighthouse

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The Clarks Point Light is located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. 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. Clarks Point Light is situated 1,100 feet southeast of World War II.

Butler Flats Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Lara, CC BY 2.0.

Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the mouth of the Acushnet River. Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect. Butler Flats Lighthouse is situated 3,700 feet northeast of World War II.

Hazelwood Park

Park

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Hazelwood Park is a public park on Clark's Point in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The park occupies a plot of 23 acres on the west side of New Bedford's southern peninsula, between Rodney French Boulevard and Brock Avenue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Fairhaven.

Bliss Corner

Hamlet

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Bliss Corner is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bliss Corner had a population of 5,480. Bliss Corner is situated 2 miles northwest of World War II.

Fairhaven

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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.

Smith Mills

Hamlet

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Smith Mills is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Smith Mills had a population of 4,832. Smith Mills is situated 5 miles northwest of World War II.

World War II

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.596° or 41° 35′ 46″ north

Longitude

-70.90319° or 70° 54′ 12″ west

Open location code

87HFH3WW+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8398015451

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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