Nicknamed as "The Whaling City" for being one of the most important whaling ports in the world during the 19th century, the city of New Bedford is situated 51 miles south of Boston, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and approximately 12 miles east of Fall River. New Bedford is the home to the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park - the United States’ largest museum on the subject of whaling and the history of interaction between humans and whales. There are six self storage facilities that are operating in the city. Extra Space Storage is found at 3131 Acushnet Avenue, north of New Bedford. There's another Extra Space Storage (99 Rockdale Avenue) on the south of the city, just along Rockdale Avenue. Storage Pros is located at 376 Hathaway Road, 0.3 mi south of Shawmut Diner, via the Shawmut Avenue. New Bedford Self Storage is at 19 Jean Street, just about 0.4 miles southeast of Sid Wainer & Son on Van Buren St. toward Purchase St. U-Haul Moving & Storage of New Bedford is situated at 415 Mount Pleasant Street, 0.2 miles northeast of Peckham West Cemetery toward Mt. Pleasant St. And at 600 Mount Pleasant St., Airport Mini Storage is just a 9-minute walk north of U-Haul Moving & Storage.