Pier Head
Pier Head is a cape in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pier Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Plymouth Village Historic District, as well as near the village North Plymouth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duxbury Pier Light and Pilgrim Hall Museum.
Duxbury Pier Light
Lighthouse
Duxbury Pier lighthouse also called Duxbury Light is a lighthouse located in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Duxbury Pier Light was built in 1871 on the north side of the main channel in Plymouth Harbor to mark the dangerous shoal off Saquish Head.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Museum
The Pilgrim Hall Museum at 75 Court Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824. Pilgrim Hall Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pier Head.
Plymouth Rock
Memorial
Plymouth Rock is a boulder in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which was claimed to have been at the site where the Mayflower Pilgrims landed to found Plymouth Colony in December 1620. Plymouth Rock is situated 1½ miles south of Pier Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Village Historic District and North Plymouth.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Historical Perspective, Public domain.
The Plymouth Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing part of the area of earliest settlement of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Village Historic District is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pier Head.
North Plymouth
Village
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North Plymouth is a census-designated place in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census. North Plymouth is situated 1½ miles west of Pier Head.
Plymouth
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Plymouth is on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Known as "America's Hometown," Plymouth is most famous for being the final landing place of the Pilgrims who arrived on board the Mayflower in 1620, after storms lead them away from their desired settlement, the Hudson River.
Pier Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.97927° or 41° 58′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.65309° or 70° 39′ 11″ westOpen location code
87HFX8HW+PQGeoNames ID
4947162
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