South Somerset
District of Swansea
Massachusetts - United States

Ocean Grove, Massachusetts

Ocean Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census.

Located at 41.7289, -71.2094 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Swansea, Massachusetts

Somerset, Massachusetts

Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,165 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland (1883–1924), the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City.

Located at 41.7483, -71.1531 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College (BCC) is a two-year community college located in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Located at 41.7221, -71.1206 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Battleship Cove

Battleship Cove, located in Fall River, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit maritime museum and war memorial that traces its origins to the wartime crew of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts. This dedicated veterans group was responsible for the donation of the decommissioned vessel from the Navy and its subsequent public display in Fall River, Massachusetts. Formally registered as the U.S.S. Massachusetts Memorial Committee, Inc.

Located at 41.7062, -71.1633 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Mount Hope Bay raids

The Mount Hope Bay raids were a series of military raids conducted by British troops during the American Revolutionary War against communities on the shores of Mount Hope Bay on May 25 and 30, 1778. The towns of Bristol and Warren, Rhode Island were significantly damaged, and Freetown, Massachusetts was also attacked, although its militia resisted British activities.

Located at 41.694, -71.216 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the New England region of the United States. It is led by the prelature of a bishop administering the diocese from the mother church St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River, Massachusetts. The diocese was canonically erected by Pope Saint Pius X on March 12, 1904, taking its territories from the Diocese of Providence in Rhode Island.

Located at 41.7108, -71.1472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge

The Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge, also known as the Braga Bridge, is a high-level crossing that carries Interstate 195 over the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, near the mouth of the Quequechan River at the confluence with Mount Hope Bay. At just over a mile long, it is one of the longest bridges in Massachusetts. Opened to traffic in 1966, it provides an important link between Providence, Rhode Island, New Bedford and Cape Cod.

Located at 41.7066, -71.1657 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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WHTB

WHTB/1400 A.M. is a Portuguese language radio station in Fall River, Massachusetts, operating with 1kW unlimited hours.

Located at 41.6897, -71.1453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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WSAR

WSAR is an AM radio station in Somerset, Massachusetts broadcasting on 1480 kHz. In September, 2011 WSAR was granted an FCC construction permit to increase day power to 25,000 watts by adding a third tower that is about one half the height of the current two towers.

Located at 41.7239, -71.1892 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Quequechan River

The Quequechan River (pronounced "Quick-a-shan" by locals) is a river in Fall River, Massachusetts, that flows in a northwesterly direction from the South Watuppa Pond to the Taunton River. The word Quequechan means "falling water" in Wampanoag, hence the city's name. The river is 2.7 miles long and mostly placid, until it nears downtown Fall River, where a quickly declining grade causes it to turn rapid.

Located at 41.6956, -71.1472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Brightman Street Bridge

The Brightman Street Bridge is a 922-foot long, four-lane wide drawbridge spanning the Taunton River between the town of Somerset and the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. It was authorized in 1903 by the state legislature, and building took place between 1906 and 1908, when it opened full time on October 10, 1908. It was closed to vehicular traffic on October 11, 2011.

Located at 41.724, -71.1557 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bishop Connolly High School

Bishop Connolly High School is a co-educational Catholic high school in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Located at 41.7153, -71.1211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Swansea Mall

Swansea Mall is a regional shopping mall located in Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a large, single-level, fully enclosed facility with over 80 stores, serving the Southeastern Massachusetts area. It is currently owned by Carlyle Swansea Partners and managed by Jones Lang Lasalle. Located off Exit 3 of I-195, the mall is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Massachusetts Route 118.

Located at 41.7553, -71.2183 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Slade's Ferry Bridge

The Slade's Ferry Bridge was a steel swing double layered truss bridge that spanned the Taunton River between Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts. It carried rail traffic on top and included a swing span to allow river traffic through. It was built in 1875 and removed in 1970. The alignment of the bridge carried it from Remington Street in Fall River to the junction of Riverside Avenue, Brayton Avenue and Wilbur Avenue in Somerset.

Located at 41.7208, -71.1586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Veterans Memorial Bridge (Bristol County, Massachusetts)

The Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge connecting Somerset, Massachusetts and Fall River, Massachusetts. The bridge carries U.S. Route 6 and Route 138 over the Taunton River, with connecting ramps to Route 79, and includes a bike path on its north side. The $290 million bridge was dedicated to area veterans on September 11, 2011. The bike path was also dedicated in a separate ceremony that same day in honor of Pvt. Michael E. Bouthot, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2006.

Located at 41.7264, -71.1517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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PT Boat Museum

PT Boat Museum is located in Fall River, Massachusetts as part of Battleship Cove. It is a museum that exhibits two National Historic Landmark ships, an 80-foot Elco boat, PT 617, and a 78-foot Higgins boat, PT 796.

Located at 41.705, -71.1631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Fall River Government Center

Fall River Government Center (also known as "city hall") is the location of the municipal government offices in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Located at One Government Center, and constructed directly over Interstate 195, it was the first public building built over a Federal interstate highway.

Located at 41.7021, -71.1557 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum

The Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum is a small railroad museum located in Fall River Massachusetts. The Old Colony and Fall River Railroad operated from 1854 to 1863, and later as part of the extensive Old Colony Railroad system. The museum is located directly across from the former Fall River Line Terminal, part of the Old Colony's "boat train" service between Boston and New York City.

Located at 41.7043, -71.1627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River

St. Stanislaus Parish is a Roman Catholic parish designated for Polish immigrants in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Fall River.

Located at 41.6914, -71.1691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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B.M.C. Durfee High School

B.M.C. Durfee High School is a public high school located in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts. It is a part of Fall River Public Schools and is the city's main public high school, the other being Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School. Durfee is one of the biggest high schools in Massachusetts, and is also the 3rd biggest high school in Southeastern Massachusetts behind Brockton and New Bedford.

Located at 41.7153, -71.1211 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Bradford Durfee College of Technology

The Bradford Durfee College of Technology was a college located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1895 as the Bradford Durfee Textile School. It was then incorporated in 1899 and opened in 1904. The school was named after Bradford Durfee (1788-1843), a leading early Fall River industrialist.

Located at 41.7035, -71.1568 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Somerset Middle School

Somerset Middle School is the junior high school located in Somerset, Massachusetts, United States. The school includes grades six through eight. Its athletic teams compete as the Blue Raiders.

Located at 41.7383, -71.1636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Somerset Berkley Regional High School

Somerset Berkley Regional High School is the public high school for the towns of Somerset and Berkley, Massachusetts, beginning in September 2011.

Located at 41.7425, -71.1486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Fall River (MBTA station)

Fall River is a future railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is being built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford.

Located at 41.7137, -71.1544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battleship Cove (MBTA station)

Battleship Cove is a future railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is being built as part of the state's effort to extend rail service to Fall River and New Bedford. It will be located right next to its namesake Battleship Cove.

Located at 41.7016, -71.1635 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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