Pig Rock
Pig Rock is an islet in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pig Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Houghs Neck, as well as near Fort Andrews.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Pigrock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sheep Island and Peddocks Island.
Sheep Island
Island
Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Peddocks Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews…
Grape Island
Islet
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
Grape Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is part of the territory of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Hull.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. Germantown is situated 2 miles southwest of Pig Rock.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore 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.
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 2½ miles southwest of Pig Rock.
Pig Rock
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.27886° or 42° 16′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.9391° or 70° 56′ 21″ westOpen location code
87JF73H6+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1434621923OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Pig Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pig Rock”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Houghs Neck and Fort Andrews.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Piglets and Spiers Stand.
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