Fairhaven Dike
Fairhaven Dike is a breakwater in Bristol, Massachusetts. Fairhaven Dike is situated nearby to Fort Phoenix, as well as near the pier New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Phoenix and Palmer Island Light.
Fort Phoenix
Fort
Palmer Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Palmer Island Light is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Fairhaven Dike.
Fairhaven Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Fairhaven Town Hall is the town hall of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. It is located at 40 Center Street, between Walnut and William Streets, across Center Street from the Millicent Library. Fairhaven Town Hall is situated 4,200 feet north of Fairhaven Dike.
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
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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.
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 Fairhaven Dike.
Fairhaven Dike
- Type: Breakwater
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62479° or 41° 37′ 29″ northLongitude
-70.90305° or 70° 54′ 11″ westOpen location code
87HFJ3FW+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 904555357OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=breakwater
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Phoenix and New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier.
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