Nickerson Beach
Nickerson Beach is a beach in City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Nickerson Beach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Squantum, as well as near Marina Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights include John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and Moon Island.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Museum
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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.
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.
Squantum Point Park
Park
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Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The park was created on the site of the former Harvard Aviation Field and Squantum Naval Air Station, which is preserved in a 2,700-foot-long strip of runway, and the former dockworks of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Quincy and Neponset.
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 2 miles southwest of Nickerson Beach.
Neponset
Neighborhood
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Neponset is a district in the southeastern corner of Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The Neponset Indians were the original inhabitants of this district and in 1646 John Eliot preached unsuccessfully to the Native American community in Lower Mills led by Sachem Cutshamekin before the tribe moved to Ponkapoag. Neponset is situated 2 miles southwest of Nickerson Beach.
Fields Corner
Neighborhood
Fields Corner is a historic commercial district in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States founded in June 1630. Fields Corner is situated 2½ miles west of Nickerson Beach.
Nickerson Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: City of Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3019° or 42° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
-71.01326° or 71° 0′ 48″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87JC8X2P+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 282534383OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Nickerson Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nickerson Beach”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nickerson Post 382 and Nickerson Rock Park.
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