Forbes Hill
Forbes Hill is a peak in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 167 feet. Forbes Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet West Quincy, as well as near the neighborhood Wollaston Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forbes Hill Standpipe and John Winthrop Jr. Iron Furnace Site.
Forbes Hill Standpipe
Tower
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forbes Hill Standpipe is a historic water tower structure located on Reservoir Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA. The tower was built in 1899-1902 to contain a 330,000 US gallons steel water tank.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quincy and North Quincy.
Quincy
Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
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.
North Quincy
Suburb
North Quincy is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is separated from the city of Boston by the Neponset River, and borders the Quincy neighborhoods of Squantum, Montclair and Wollaston.
Milton
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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.
Forbes Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 167 feet
- Description: mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25704° or 42° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-71.02783° or 71° 1′ 40″ westElevation
167 feet (51 metres)Open location code
87JC7X4C+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 358273116OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Forbes Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forbes Hill (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
- Cebuano: “Forbes Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forbes Hill Playground and Furnace Brook Golf Club.
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