▁the ▁west , ▁Ac ush net ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Matt ap ois ett ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁B uzz ards ▁Bay ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁line ▁with ▁Matt ap ois ett ▁lies ▁along ▁the ▁Br istol ▁and ▁P ly mouth ▁county ▁lines . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁corner ▁of ▁Br istol ▁County , ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁eastern most ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁county , ▁on ▁West ▁Island . ▁ ▁Fair h aven ▁is ▁approximately ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Boston , ▁ ▁by ▁land ▁west ▁of ▁Cape ▁C od , ▁and ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁B uzz ards ▁Bay , ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ush net ▁River ▁at ▁its ▁mouth . ▁ ▁The ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁j ut ▁out ▁into ▁the ▁bay ▁via ▁S cont icut ▁Ne ck ▁and ▁West ▁Island , ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁other ▁small ▁islands . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁water ▁area ▁consists ▁of ▁its ▁har b ors , ▁b ays ▁and ▁cov es , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Ac ush net ' s ▁waters , ▁and ▁N asket uck et ▁and ▁Sci pping ▁C ree ks . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁along ▁coast al ▁plain , ▁and ▁has ▁some ▁sw am pl and ▁along ▁the ▁N asket uck et ▁and ▁around ▁Boy ' s ▁and ▁Girl ' s ▁C ree ks , ▁north ▁of ▁Pri est ' s ▁C ove . ▁