Nantasket Beach

Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of . It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation, administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: beach in Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Nantasket”, “Nantaskett”, and “Surfside”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paragon Park Carousel and Bumpkin Island.

Carousel
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The is a historic carousel at 1 Wharf Avenue in . Built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, it is one of the state's only surviving four-wide carousels, and is the only surviving element of the amusement park.

Islet
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, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an in the area of the . is part of . is situated 1½ miles west of Nantasket Beach.

Park
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or Langley Island is an in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of 4 acres, and is composed of a massing of Roxbury puddingstone which rises to a height of 40 feet above sea level. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Nantasket Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Hingham.

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is a town in in the 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.

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is a coastal town in the region of about 15 miles south of .

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is a town in , United States. The town, which split off from in 1770, derives its name from the Massachusett word "Conahasset". It is an exclave of Norfolk County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,381.

Nantasket Beach

Latitude
42.27777° or 42° 16′ 40″ north
Longitude
-70.86623° or 70° 51′ 58″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87JF74HM+4G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158854516
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4944895
Wiki­data ID
Q1964753
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In Other Languages

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