Massachusetts
Norfolk
City of Quincy

Germantown

Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of . The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: neighborhood in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “German Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raccoon Island and United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum.

Island
Photo: Chris7207, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in the area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just offshore of Hough's Neck in the city of .

Museum
Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
The is a private non-profit museum in featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945.

Public building
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic club house at Follett and Beechwood Streets in . It is a long 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with rectilinear eyebrow dormers on the water-facing roof.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adams Shore and Quincy.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of . It is located on the shore of at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the neighborhood.

Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
is in . was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.

Photo: Marcbela, CC0.
is a city in , United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names.

Germantown

Latitude
42.25566° or 42° 15′ 20″ north
Longitude
-70.96199° or 70° 57′ 43″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87JF724Q+76
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158896842
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4937697
Wiki­data ID
Q5552025
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Germantown” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Germantown”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Jean Kennedy Playground and Snug Harbor Playground.

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