North Hanson

North Hanson is a hamlet in Town of Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts. North Hanson is situated nearby to the neighborhood Drumlin Farms, as well as near the hamlet Northville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hanson station and Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.

Hanson station

Railway station

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Hanson station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hanson, Massachusetts, served by the Kingston Line. It is located off Main Street in the South Hanson village.

Whitman-Hanson Regional High School

School

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Whitman-Hanson Regional High School is a public high school located in Hanson, Massachusetts, United States. The school serves students in grades 9-12 from the towns of Whitman, Massachusetts and Hanson, Massachusetts.

Whitman station

Railway station

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Whitman station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Whitman, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line. It is located off South Avenue. Parking is available on the south side of South Avenue on both sides of the tracks. Whitman station is situated 2 miles northwest of North Hanson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanson and Whitman.

Hanson

Town

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Rockland is a town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts. Its population was about 18,000 in the 2020 census. Abington is a town with a population of roughly 17,000. Hanson is situated 1½ miles northeast of North Hanson.

Whitman

Town

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Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 20 miles south of Boston on the western edge of the South Shore. Whitman is situated 2½ miles northwest of North Hanson.

East Bridgewater

Town

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Bridgewater is a city in Massachusetts. Its population was about 29,000 in the 2020 census, and it is home to Bridgewater State College. This article also covers East Bridgewater, population about 14k in the 2020 census; and West Bridgewater, population about 8k in the 2020 census. East Bridgewater is situated 3½ miles southwest of North Hanson.

North Hanson

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Hanson Center”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.05843° or 42° 3′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.89949° or 70° 53′ 58″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87JF3452+96

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158813370

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4945638

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