Moon Head

Moon Head is a cliff in Norfolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 39 feet. Moon Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Squantum, as well as near Marina Bay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moon Island and John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Moon Island

Park

Moon Island is an island in Quincy Bay, in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States. It is the location of the Boston Fire Department Training Academy, and Boston Police Department shooting range.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Museum

Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is situated 2½ miles west of Moon Head.

Hangman Island

Islet

Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Quincy and Adams Shore.

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. North Quincy is situated 3 miles southwest of Moon Head.

Adams Shore

Hamlet

Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located on the shore of Quincy Bay 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 Merrymount neighborhood. Adams Shore is situated 3 miles south of Moon Head.

Gallops Island

Suburb

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gallops Island, also known as Gallups Island, is an island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between Georges Island and Long Island, and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston. Gallops Island is situated 3 miles northeast of Moon Head.

Moon Head

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 39 feet
Description: cliff in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.30583° or 42° 18′ 21″ north

Longitude

-70.98777° or 70° 59′ 16″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87JF8246+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358273726

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4944424

Wikidata ID

Q49469694

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Moon Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Moon Head”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boston Police Moon Island Firing Range and Moon Island Sewage Facility.

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