Bouncing Brook
Bouncing Brook is a stream in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Bouncing Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Corners, as well as near the village North Randolph.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chickatawbut Observation Tower and Granite Railway.
Chickatawbut Observation Tower
Tower
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chickatawbut Observation Tower is a historic tower on Chickatawbut Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Blue Hill Reservation, a Massachusetts state park.
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. Granite Railway is situated 2 miles north of Bouncing Brook.
John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site is situated 2½ miles northeast of Bouncing Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braintree Split and Milton.
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. Braintree Split is situated 2 miles northeast of Bouncing Brook.
Milton
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
Braintree
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Bouncing Brook
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.21621° or 42° 12′ 58″ northLongitude
-71.05227° or 71° 3′ 8″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Open location code
87JC6W8X+F3GeoNames ID
4931041
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Localities in the Area
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