National Lightship Sailors Memorial
National Lightship Sailors Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coast Guard Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Bell
What to expect
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 17.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 23.7 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 Whaling Museum: 0.1 mi
- Mariner's Home: 0.2 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 0.2 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.2 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.5 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Battery Milliken: 2.7 mi
- World War II: 2.8 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.1 mi
- Round Hill: 6.5 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 6.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 7.0 mi
- Coast Guard Park: 0.0 mi
- Rasmus Tonnessen Park: 0.1 mi
- Captain Paul Cuffe Park: 0.1 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Boundary: 0.2 mi
- Custom House Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.2 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.3 mi
- Brant Beach: 5.0 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 6.1 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 0.1 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 0.2 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 0.2 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.6 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.2 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.4 mi
- Boys Creek: 1.5 mi
- Washburn Ave: 1.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 13.9 mi
- South Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Nobska Point: 14.2 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 0.5 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 6.0 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 14.9 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 15.6 mi
- Spinwinder: 4.4 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 13.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 14.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 14.9 mi
- Helen Keller: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.8 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.7 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of National Lightship Sailors Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 310° | 109 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 275° | 95 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 278° | 85 m | 13.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 282° | 77 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 308° | 64 m | 7.0 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 290° | 64 m | 8.3 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NNW 326° | 64 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 280° | 64 m | 16.7 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8388502270
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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