Seamen's Bethel

Seamen's Bethel (HM1SRP)

Location: New Bedford, MA 02740 Bristol County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 38.102', W 70° 55.417'

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(Marker on the left side of the door) "In the same New Bedford there stands a whaleman's chapel and few are the moody fisherman, shortly bound for the Indian or Pacific Oceans who failed to make a Sunday visit to this spot." Moby Dick.

(Marker on the right side of the door)
The Whaleman's Chapel of Herman Melvilles Moby DickOffice Mariners Home.
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Date Added Friday, June 24th, 2016 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 339779 N 4611042
Decimal Degrees41.63503333, -70.92361667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 38.102', W 70° 55.417'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 38' 6.12" N, 70° 55' 25.02" W
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Area Code(s)508, 774
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford MA 02740, US
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