Tinkham Forest
Tinkham Forest is a nature reserve in Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Tinkham Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Cannonville, as well as near Crescent Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ned Point Light and Third Meetinghouse.
Ned Point Light
Lighthouse
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Ned Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Ned's Point Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. The lighthouse was built in 1838 at a cost of approximately $5,000, and named after Ned Dexter, a local farmer.
Third Meetinghouse
Place of worship
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The Third Meetinghouse is an historic church, community meeting house and Grange Hall at 1 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Built in 1816, it is the town's oldest surviving public building, and the one in which the meeting leading to its separation from Rochester took place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Marion.
Mattapoisett
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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.
Marion
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Marion is a town in Massachusetts in the SouthCoast area. It is largely a residential community with a pretty harbor.
Rochester
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Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census. Rochester is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay, Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
Tinkham Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.6777° or 41° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
-70.7985° or 70° 47′ 55″ westOpen location code
87HFM6H2+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 29697144OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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