Middle Head

Middle Head is a cliff in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Middle Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Andrews, as well as near Pemberton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peddocks Island and Sheep Island.

Peddocks Island

Park

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews…

Sheep Island

Island

Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

Hull High School

School

Hull High School is a public high school located in Hull, Massachusetts, United States. It is located at 180 Main Street adjacent to the Hull Gut, overlooking Boston Harbor and the Boston skyline.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Fort Warren.

Hull

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.

Fort Warren

Hamlet

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Fort Warren is situated 1½ miles north of Middle Head.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level. Georges Island is situated 1½ miles north of Middle Head.

Middle Head

Type: Cliff
Description: cliff in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.29732° or 42° 17′ 50″ north

Longitude

-70.92977° or 70° 55′ 47″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JF73WC+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358278252

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4943871

Wikidata ID

Q49469634

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In Other Languages

“Middle Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Middle Head (pangpang)”
Cebuano: “Middle Head”

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