Bar Rock (Bristol County, Massachusetts)

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Bar Rock is a small barren rock within Rhode Island Sound, in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. The rock is off the connector of Horseneck and Gooseberry Neck at the Horseneck Beach State Reservation. It's just north of the state reservation's campground.

(Coordinates: Lat. = 41.494'N, Lon. = 71.040'W)

Coordinates: 41°29′40″N71°02′23″W / 41.49444°N 71.03972°W / 41.49444; -71.03972

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