New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.
National Park Service Federal Building
The story
national Historical Park of the United States
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q7005472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 17.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 23.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 0.0 mi
- Mariner's Home: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
- 54th Massachusetts Plaza: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Boundary: 0.0 mi
- Custom House Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Captain Paul Cuffe Park: 0.1 mi
- Wings Court Park: 0.1 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 1.1 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.4 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.4 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.4 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Boys Creek: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.4 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.5 mi
- Brant Beach: 5.2 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 6.3 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.0 mi
- Round Hill: 6.6 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 6.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 6.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 0.1 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 0.1 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 0.1 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
- Path Continues: 5.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 13.8 mi
- South Bluff: 14.2 mi
- White Banks: 14.3 mi
- Nobska Point: 14.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 0.4 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 5.8 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.1 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 15.6 mi
- Spinwinder: 4.3 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 13.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.1 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.1 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 310° | 109 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 275° | 95 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 278° | 85 m | 13.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 281° | 77 m | 13.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 281° | 77 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 308° | 64 m | 6.8 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 290° | 64 m | 8.1 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NNW 327° | 64 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/214664894
Day trips start here
- New Bedford · 1 mi
- Dartmouth · 3 mi
- SouthCoast · 4 mi
- Mattapoisett · 6 mi
- Westport · 7 mi
- Marion · 9 mi
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