Babel Rock
Babel Rock is a peak in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 118 feet. Babel Rock is situated nearby to the locality Braintree Split, as well as near the hamlet North Commons.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Granite Railway and Quincy Quarries Reservation.
Granite Railway
Protected area
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset River in Milton.
Quincy Quarries Reservation
Climbing site
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The Quincy Quarries is a 22-acre public recreation area in Quincy, Massachusetts, commemorating the site of the Granite Railway—often credited as being the first railroad in the United States.
John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site
Archaeological site
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The John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is a historic archaeological site at 61 Crescent Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. The site is called Braintree Furnace in some texts; the West Quincy location at the time of operation was in a part of Braintree, Massachusetts, that later became Quincy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braintree Split and Quincy.
Braintree Split
Locality
The Braintree Split is the major interchange of Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 in Braintree, Massachusetts, one of the South Shore suburbs of Boston.
Quincy
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Quincy is in Massachusetts. Quincy was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.
Braintree
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Braintree is a town of 37,000 people on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston.
Babel Rock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 118 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.23617° or 42° 14′ 10″ northLongitude
-71.03292° or 71° 1′ 59″ westElevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
87JC6XP8+FROpenStreetMap ID
node 358273094OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
4929517
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