Duxbury Bay
Duxbury Bay is a bay on the coast of Massachusetts in the United States. The west shore of the bay is the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts; and the bay is formed by a sandbar called The Gurnet extending southeasterly from Marshfield, Massachusetts into Cape Cod Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the coast of Massachusetts
- Address: MA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duxbury Pier Light and Clarks Island.
Duxbury Pier Light
Lighthouse
Duxbury Pier lighthouse also called Duxbury Light is a lighthouse located in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Duxbury Pier Light was built in 1871 on the north side of the main channel in Plymouth Harbor to mark the dangerous shoal off Saquish Head.
Clarks Island
Island
Photo: Raime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clark's Island is a small island located in Duxbury Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was named for John Clark, the first mate of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England.
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
Nature reserve
Photo: Peteforsyth, CC0.
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a public recreation area and historic preserve in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. The focus of the state park is a 116-foot granite shaft topped by a statue of Captain Myles Standish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Duxbury and North Plymouth.
South Duxbury
Village
South Duxbury is a census-designated place in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,360 at the 2010 census.
North Plymouth
Village
Photo: Raime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Plymouth is a census-designated place in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census.
Rocky Nook
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rocky Nook is a neighborhood in Kingston, Massachusetts. The neighborhood sits on a small peninsula of land on Kingston Bay where the Jones River meets the Atlantic Ocean, near Duxbury, Massachusetts.
Duxbury Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.0001° or 42° 0′ 0″ northLongitude
-70.65781° or 70° 39′ 28″ westOpen location code
87JF282R+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 368984565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4935213Wikidata ID
Q5317652
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Duxbury Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Duxbury Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Duxbury Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Standish and Cordage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Captain’s Flats and Myles Standish Cellar Hole.
Massachusetts: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Boston, Cambridge, Springfield, and Worcester.
Curious Bays to Discover
Uncover intriguing bays from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Duxbury Bay”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.