State Pier
State Pier is a pier in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. State Pier is situated nearby to Rasmus Tonnessen Park, as well as near Steamship Pier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Bedford Whaling Museum and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum
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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 950 feet west of State Pier.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Partially owned by several entities and maintained by the National Park Service, the park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the nineteenth century.
Seamen’s Bethel
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The Seamen's Bethel is a chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, located at 15 Johnny Cake Hill. It most often served as a chapel that the many sailors visiting New Bedford would attend before they ventured off to sea. Seamen’s Bethel is situated 1,100 feet west of State Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairhaven and Bliss Corner.
Fairhaven
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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.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
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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 State Pier.
Acushnet
Town
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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. Acushnet is situated 3 miles north of State Pier.
State Pier
- Type: Pier
- Categories: commerce and transportation
- Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.63481° or 41° 38′ 5″ northLongitude
-70.9197° or 70° 55′ 11″ westInception
December 31st, 1989Open location code
87HFJ3MJ+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 903196834OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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