Echo Lake

Echo Lake is a lake in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Echo Lake is situated nearby to the locality South Commons, as well as near the hamlet Quincy Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include John Adams Birthplace and John Quincy Adams Birthplace.

John Adams Birthplace

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The John Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 133 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which Founding Father and second president of the United States, John Adams, was born in 1735.

John Quincy Adams Birthplace

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The John Quincy Adams Birthplace is a historic house at 141 Franklin Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is the saltbox home in which the sixth United States President, John Quincy Adams, was born in 1767.

United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum

Museum

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The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braintree and Quincy.

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.

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 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 1½ miles west of Echo Lake.

Echo Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.23519° or 42° 14′ 7″ north

Longitude

-70.9891° or 70° 59′ 21″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87JF62P6+39

GeoNames ID

4935631

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