Scituate

Scituate is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Locality with 5,250 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Assanippi”, “East Scituate”, “Satuit”, “Scituate Harbor”, “Scituate Harbour”, “Scituate, MA”, “Scituate, Massachusetts”, and “Sityate”
  • Postal code: 02066

Places of Interest

Highlights include Men of Kent Cemetery and Scituate Light.

Cemetery
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The is a historic cemetery on Meetinghouse Lane in . The cemetery dates from the earliest days of Scituate's settlement, estimated to have been established in 1628.

Lighthouse
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Old also known simply as is a historic lighthouse located on Cedar Point in . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as .

Military installation
was a proving ground of the United States Army located in . It became operational in 1918, when 115.25 acres were purchased between June and July.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scituate and North Scituate.

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is a small seacoast town in Plymouth County, south of Cohasset and north of Marshfield in the region. Harbor is the main town center and is where most of the shops and restaurants are located.

Village
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 5,414. It was formerly known as Gannet Corner. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Scituate.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,491. is situated 3½ miles south of Scituate.

Scituate

Latitude
42.19593° or 42° 11′ 45″ north
Longitude
-70.72587° or 70° 43′ 33″ west
Population
5,250
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SCU
Open location code
87JF57WF+9M
Geo­Names ID
4950395
Wiki­data ID
Q7434110
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Scituate” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Scituate”
  • Chechen: “Сичуейт (бахархой лерина меттиг, Массачусетс)”
  • Chechen: “Сичуейт”
  • Chinese: “錫楚埃特 (麻薩諸塞州普查規定居民點)”
  • Chinese: “錫楚埃特”
  • French: “Scituate”
  • German: “Scituate”
  • Irish: “Scituate”
  • Italian: “Scituate”
  • Ladin: “Scituate”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Scituate”
  • Norwegian: “Scituate”
  • Persian: “سیچویت (حوزه سرشماری) ماساچوست”
  • Persian: “سیچویت ماساچوست”
  • Polish: “Scituate”
  • Portuguese: “Scituate”
  • Russian: “Сситуат”
  • Spanish: “Scituate (condado de Plymouth, Massachusetts)”
  • Spanish: “Scituate”
  • Tatar: “Сичуейт (сан алу урыны, Массачусетс)”
  • Tatar: “Сичуейт”
  • Turkish: “Scituate (sayım yerleşimi)”
  • Ukrainian: “Січуейт”
  • Urdu: “سٹیچویٹ (CDP)، میساچوسٹس”
  • Urdu: “سٹیچویٹ، میساچوسٹس”

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