New Bedford Fire Museum
New Bedford Fire Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas D. Lopes Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.
The story
firefighting museum in MA, United States
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q7005460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 17.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 24.1 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
- Thomas D. Lopes Park: 0.2 mi
- Montes Park: 0.2 mi
- Baby Kenny's Tot Lot: 0.2 mi
- Andrews-Dahill Park: 0.2 mi
- Gomes Park: 0.4 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mariner's Home: 0.5 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 0.5 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 0.6 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 2.6 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 0.7 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.3 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.4 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.3 mi
- Rockdale Heights: 1.4 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Noname Beach: 1.9 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.1 mi
- Brant Beach: 5.3 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 6.1 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 6.1 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.5 mi
- Round Hill: 6.1 mi
- Ridge Hill: 7.0 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 7.0 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 0.5 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 0.5 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 0.6 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 0.6 mi
- Path Continues: 5.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- South Bluff: 13.9 mi
- South Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Nobska Point: 14.2 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 0.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 5.8 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 15.2 mi
- Spinwinder: 4.2 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 13.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.0 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 2.8 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of New Bedford Fire Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 313° | 109 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 277° | 95 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 280° | 85 m | 13.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 284° | 77 m | 13.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 283° | 77 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 312° | 64 m | 7.0 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 293° | 64 m | 8.2 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NNW 329° | 64 m | 12.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/214671205
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 2 mi
- New Bedford · 2 mi
- SouthCoast · 4 mi
- Mattapoisett · 6 mi
- Westport · 6 mi
- Rochester · 9 mi
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