Editing New Bedford, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
New Bedford is located at {{coord|41.651803|-70.933705|type:city_region:US-MA|format=dms|display=inline}} (41.651803, −70.933705).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|62.5|km2|order=flip}}. Of the total area, {{convert|51.8|km2|order=flip}} is land, and {{convert|10.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 17.13%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2545000| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212184828/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2545000| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): New Bedford city, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> New Bedford is a coastal city, a seaport, bordered on the west by Dartmouth, on the north by [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]], on the east by [[Acushnet, Massachusetts|Acushnet]] and Fairhaven, and on the south by [[Buzzards Bay (bay)|Buzzards Bay]]. From New Bedford's northern border with Freetown to the Buzzards Bay coast at Clark's Point the distance is approximately {{convert|14|mi}}.  Across New Bedford east to west is a distance of about {{convert|2|mi}}. The highest point in the city is an unnamed hill crossed by [[Interstate 195 (Massachusetts)|Interstate 195]] and Hathaway Road west of downtown, with an elevation greater than {{convert|180|ft}} above sea level.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey ''New Bedford North, MA'' 7.5-minute quadrangle, 1979.</ref>

The [[Port of New Bedford]], also known as New Bedford Harbor, a body of water shared with the town of [[Fairhaven, Massachusetts|Fairhaven]] is the estuary of the [[Acushnet River]] where it empties into Buzzards Bay. The river empties into the bay beyond Clark's Point, the southernmost point of the city. To the west of Clark's Point is Clark's Cove, which extends landward approximately one and one-half miles from the bay. Just south of Palmer's Island, beginning near Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven, lies a two-mile-long hurricane barrier, constructed in the 1960s to protect the inner harbor where the fishing fleet anchors. Along with Palmer's Island, the city also lays claim to [[Fish Island, Massachusetts|Fish Island]] and [[Pope's Island]]. Between these two islands lies one of the three sections, the central section, of the Roland J. Herbert Bridge (colloquially known as the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge). The central span, a swing bridge, connects the two islands as well as allowing boats and ships passage to the upper harbor. Two conventional bridges connect each of the islands to the nearest mainland, Fish Island to New Bedford and Pope's Island to Fairhaven. In addition to the harbor, there are several small brooks and ponds within the city limits.

===Parks===
[[File:Clasky Common Park panorama, New Bedford, Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|600px|center|Soldiers and Sailors Monument stands in the center of Clasky Common Park.]]{{clear}}
There are several parks and playgrounds, some with splash pads, scattered throughout the city, with the first four being primary parks:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://3t848o30ike211t7x11nzgxi.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/parks-recreation-beaches/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/ParksUpdated2.pdf|title=Parks in New Bedford|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130549/http://3t848o30ike211t7x11nzgxi.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/parks-recreation-beaches/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/ParksUpdated2.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[Abolition Row Park]]
* Acushnet Cedar Swamp State Reservation
* Allen C. Haskell Public Gardens
* Ashley Park
* Baby Kenney Tot Lot
* Brooklawn Park
* Buttonwood Park
* Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park
* Clasky Common Park
* Custom House Square
* Flora B. Pierce Nature Trail
* Fort Rodman/Taber Park
* Hazelwood Park
* Marine Park at Pope's Island
* New Bedford Covewalk
* New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
* Ricketson's Nature Trail
* River's End Park
* Riverside Park
* Roberto Clemente Park
* Ross C. Mathieu Nature Trail
* Victory Park Community Gardens
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===Climate===
New Bedford has a cooler than normal version of a [[humid subtropical climate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=642591&cityname=New+Bedford,+Massachusetts,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=New Bedford, Massachusetts Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=February 6, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206062229/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=642591&cityname=New+Bedford%2C+Massachusetts%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|url-status=live}}</ref> that in many aspects resembles a [[humid continental climate|humid continental]] one, but with slightly milder winters. In spite of being influenced by continental winds with large differences between seasons, temperatures are somewhat moderated compared to areas farther inland. There is high precipitation year-round, with winter being split between rainfall and snowfall.<ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=642591&cityname=New-Bedford-Massachusetts-United-States-of-America|title=New Bedford, Massachusetts Temperature Averages|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=February 6, 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306052757/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=642591&cityname=New-Bedford-Massachusetts-United-States-of-America|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = New Bedford, Massachusetts (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2002)
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 67
| Feb record high F = 69
| Mar record high F = 80
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 102
| Jul record high F = 103
| Aug record high F = 107
| Sep record high F = 94
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 79
| Dec record high F = 74
| year record high F = 107
| Jan high F = 38.1
| Feb high F = 39.6
| Mar high F = 46.8
| Apr high F = 56.1
| May high F = 67.5
| Jun high F = 78.1
| Jul high F = 84.0
| Aug high F = 82.2
| Sep high F = 75.3
| Oct high F = 64.2
| Nov high F = 52.7
| Dec high F = 43.2
| year high F = 60.7
| Jan mean F = 30.1
| Feb mean F = 31.2
| Mar mean F = 38.0
| Apr mean F = 47.9
| May mean F = 58.6
| Jun mean F = 68.9
| Jul mean F = 75.6
| Aug mean F = 74.0
| Sep mean F = 67.1
| Oct mean F = 56.4
| Nov mean F = 45.1
| Dec mean F = 35.7
| year mean F = 52.4
| Jan low F = 22.1
| Feb low F = 22.8
| Mar low F = 29.1
| Apr low F = 39.6
| May low F = 49.6
| Jun low F = 59.8
| Jul low F = 67.2
| Aug low F = 65.8
| Sep low F = 59.0
| Oct low F = 48.5
| Nov low F = 37.4
| Dec low F = 28.3
| year low F = 44.1
| Jan record low F = −10
| Feb record low F = −12
| Mar record low F = 4
| Apr record low F = 16
| May record low F = 31
| Jun record low F = 39
| Jul record low F = 47
| Aug record low F = 44
| Sep record low F = 30
| Oct record low F = 20
| Nov record low F = 8
| Dec record low F = −11
| year record low F = −12
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.82
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.07
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.34
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.57
| May precipitation inch = 3.73
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.15
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.58
| Aug precipitation inch = 4.07
| Sep precipitation inch = 4.22
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.88
| Nov precipitation inch = 4.59
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.19
| year precipitation inch = 52.21
| Jan snow inch = 10.9
| Feb snow inch = 8.5
| Mar snow inch = 6.6
| Apr snow inch = 1.7
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.4
| Dec snow inch = 4.4
| year snow inch = 32.5
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 11.3
| Feb precipitation days = 10.6
| Mar precipitation days = 11.8
| Apr precipitation days = 12.2
| May precipitation days = 11.3
| Jun precipitation days = 9.6
| Jul precipitation days = 7.9
| Aug precipitation days = 9.0
| Sep precipitation days = 9.7
| Oct precipitation days = 8.3
| Nov precipitation days = 10.3
| Dec precipitation days = 11.6
| year precipitation days = 123.6
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 4.3
| Feb snow days = 3.7
| Mar snow days = 2.7
| Apr snow days = 0.6
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.3
| Dec snow days = 2.2
| year snow days = 13.8
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = May 30, 2021
| archive-date = November 13, 2020
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201113170419/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=box
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00195246&format=pdf
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| title = Station: New Bedford COOP, MA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| access-date = May 30, 2021
| archive-date = June 2, 2021
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220631/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00195246&format=pdf
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
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