New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Paul Cuffe Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.
The story
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth (now the city of New Bedford and towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Westport) in the South Coast of Massachusetts. The museum is governed by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society (ODHS), which was established in 1903 "to create and foster an interest in the history of Old Dartmouth." Since then, the museum has expanded its scope to include programming that addresses global issues "including the consequences of natural resource exhaustion, the diversification of industry, and tolerance in a multicultural society." Its collections include over 750,000 items, including 3,000 pieces of scrimshaw and 2,500 logbooks from whaling ships, both of which are the largest collections in the world, as well as five complete whale skeletons. The museum's complex consists of several contiguous buildings housing 20 exhibit galleries and occupying an entire city block within the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, although operated independently. The museum also houses a collection of fine art, including works by major American artists who lived or worked in the New Bedford area, such as Albert Bierstadt, William Bradford, and Albert Pinkham Ryder, as well as a collection of locally produced decorative art, glassware, and furniture associated with the rise of New Bedford as a whaling port in the 19th century. The museum's Bourne Building houses the Lagoda, a half-scale model of a whaling ship that was commissioned in 1916 and is the world's largest model whaling ship.
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Dates from 1903.
Wikidata Q7005471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Bedford Whaling Museum
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.6 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
- 23.7 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
- Captain Paul Cuffe Park: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Boundary: 0.1 mi
- Custom House Square Park: 0.1 mi
- 54th Massachusetts Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Rasmus Tonnessen Park: 0.1 mi
- Mariner's Home: 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
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 1.1 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.3 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.4 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 1.3 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Doane Street Woods: 1.6 mi
- Boys Creek: 1.6 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.3 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.4 mi
- Brant Beach: 5.1 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 6.2 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 6.3 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: 0.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 0.1 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 0.1 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 0.1 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 13.9 mi
- South Bluff: 14.2 mi
- White Banks: 14.3 mi
- Nobska Point: 14.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 0.4 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 5.9 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 15.6 mi
- Spinwinder: 4.3 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 13.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.1 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.1 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.5 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
- 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 16.6 miles of New Bedford Whaling Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 310° | 109 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 275° | 95 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 278° | 85 m | 13.8 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 | 8.2 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/214663910
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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