South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area

South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in , . South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Island and Fort Phoenix.

Island
is an island in , United States, on . Approximately two-thirds of the island is reserved for the wildlife.

Fort
Photo: Marcbela, CC0.
is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Park in .

Lighthouse
Photo: Lara, CC BY 2.0.
Butler Flats Light is a sparkplug lighthouse located in the outer harbor of , at the mouth of the . Built in 1898 by the United States Lighthouse Board, it is the only known caisson lighthouse designed by a marine architect.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairhaven and Mattapoisett.

Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , United States. It is located on the of Massachusetts where the flows into , an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

Photo: Balon Greyjoy, CC0.
is a charming town along the southern coast 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.

South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Latitude
41.6262° or 41° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
-70.8538° or 70° 51′ 14″ west
Inception
June 6th, 1970
Open location code
87HFJ4GW+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29697248
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­conservation
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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