Butler Flats Light

Butler Flats Light is a building in , , . Butler Flats Light is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Butler Flats Lighthouse and Clarks Point Light.

Lighthouse
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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.

Lighthouse
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The is located in . 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. is situated 1 mile southwest of Butler Flats Light.

Park
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is a public park on Clark's Point in . 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.

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 2½ miles west of Butler Flats Light.

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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.

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 5 miles north of Butler Flats Light.

Butler Flats Light

Latitude
41.6038° or 41° 36′ 14″ north
Longitude
-70.89446° or 70° 53′ 40″ west
Height
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
87HFJ434+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 713055366
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
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