Museum · Massachusetts
Mariner's Home
Mariner's Home is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Seamen's Bethel, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Bedford Port Society
How to reach it
Coordinates41.63520, -70.92375
- 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
Museums
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Captain Paul Cuffe Park: 0.0 mi
- Custom House Square Park: 0.0 mi
- 54th Massachusetts Plaza: 0.1 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Boundary: 0.1 mi
- Wings Court Park: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 1.1 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.3 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.4 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Phoenix: 1.4 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Boys Creek: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Noname Beach: 2.3 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.4 mi
- Brant Beach: 5.1 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 6.3 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- 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
Attractions: 39
- Seamen's Bethel: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 0.0 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 0.1 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 0.1 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
- 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
Gardens: 21
- 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
Artworks: 19
- 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
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 3.1 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 areas: 4
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Mariner's Home. 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 | WNW 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12437200643
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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