Hicks Point

Hicks Point is a cape in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Hicks Point is situated nearby to the area Bay Farm, as well as near the hamlet Miles Standish Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mill Pond and Kingston station.

Mill Pond

Reservoir

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Mill Pond is a 13-acre pond in Duxbury, Massachusetts in the village of Island Creek. The pond is located south of Island Creek Pond. Island Creek runs through the pond.

Kingston station

Railway station

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Kingston station is an MBTA Commuter Rail serving the Plymouth/Kingston Line, located off of Massachusetts Route 3 south of downtown Kingston, Massachusetts. Kingston station is situated 2 miles south of Hicks Point.

Myles Standish Burial Ground

Cemetery

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The Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury, Massachusetts is, according to the American Cemetery Association, the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. Myles Standish Burial Ground is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hicks Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Rocky Nook.

Kingston

Kingston is a small residential town on the South Shore of Massachusetts. There are many historical sites that are associated with the original Plymouth Colony within its borders including the home of Governor Bradford and battle sites of King Phillip's War.

Rocky Nook

Hamlet

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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.

South Duxbury

Village

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South Duxbury is a census-designated place in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Duxbury had a population of 3,463. South Duxbury is situated 2 miles northeast of Hicks Point.

Hicks Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.00649° or 42° 0′ 23″ north

Longitude

-70.70976° or 70° 42′ 35″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JF274R+H3

GeoNames ID

4939358

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