Squantum
Squantum is a cliff in Norfolk, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 79 feet. Squantum is situated nearby to the neighborhood Atlantic, as well as near the suburb North Quincy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 79 feet
- Description: cliffs in Squantum neighborhood of Quincy, MA, USA
- Also known as: “Massachusetts Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and Mosswetusset Hummock.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Museum
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Squantum.
Mosswetusset Hummock
Island
Photo: Inquietudeofcharacter, Public domain.
Moswetuset Hummock is a Native American site and the original name of the tribe in the region named Massachusetts after them. The wooded hummock in Squantum, Massachusetts, is formally recognized as historic by descendants of the Ponkapoag people.
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.
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.
Neponset
Neighborhood
Photo: Boston City Archives, CC BY 2.0.
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 west of Squantum.
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 Squantum.
Squantum
- Category: landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Squantum” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Squantum”
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