Broad Cove
Broad Cove is a nature reserve in Bristol, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Broad Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Town Landing, as well as near Camp Merriwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dighton Rock and Conspiracy Island.
Dighton Rock
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton glacial boulder composed of sandstone, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts. The rock is noted for its petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and uncertain origin, and the controversy about their creators.
Conspiracy Island
Island
Conspiracy Island is a privately owned tidal island situated in the Assonet River off Berkley, Massachusetts. According to the 2000 census, Conspiracy Island is uninhabited.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerset and Freetown.
Somerset
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Somerset is a small town in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It is built on the western bank of the Taunton River, connected by bridges with Fall River and sharing a border with Swansea.
Freetown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freetown is a rural town on the Assonet River in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It includes the villages of East Freetown and Assonet.
Dighton
Village
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Broad Cove
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7885° or 41° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
-71.1287° or 71° 7′ 43″ westOpen location code
87HCQVQC+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 29830221OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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