Palmer Island Light
Palmer Island Light Station is a historic lighthouse in New Bedford Harbor in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The lighthouse was built in 1849 out of stone rubble.Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Palmer Island Lighthouse” and “Palmers Island Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Phoenix and New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Fort Phoenix
Fort
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Fort Phoenix is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Palmer Island Light.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum
Photo: Elpriceisright, CC BY 3.0.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth in the South Coast of Massachusetts. New Bedford Whaling Museum is situated 1 mile northwest of Palmer Island Light.
Crow Island
Island
Crow Island is an inhabited island located in New Bedford Harbor in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairhaven and New Bedford.
Fairhaven
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
New Bedford
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Bedford is in Massachusetts 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.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 southwest of Palmer Island Light.
Palmer Island Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62694° or 41° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
-70.9091° or 70° 54′ 33″ westInception
1849Operator
United States Coast GuardOpen location code
87HFJ3GR+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 713055704OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7128244
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Satellite Map
Discover Palmer Island Light from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Palmer Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Palmer Island”
- French: “Phare de Palmer Island”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palmer Island and New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier.
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