Hingham Bay
Hingham Bay is the easternmost of the three small bays of outer Boston Harbor, part of Massachusetts Bay and forming the western shoreline of the town of Hull and the northern shoreline of Hingham in the United States state of Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Address: MA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sheep Island and Bumpkin Island.
Sheep Island
Island
Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Bumpkin Island
Islet
Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Bumpkin Island is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Grape Island
Islet
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Grape Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is part of the territory of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hull and Fort Warren.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
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Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east.
Hingham Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28343° or 42° 17′ 0″ northLongitude
-70.91616° or 70° 54′ 58″ westOpen location code
87JF73MM+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 368984441OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4832258Wikidata ID
Q15224167
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Hingham Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hingham Bay”
- Japanese: “ヒンガム湾”
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