Nickerson Rock
Nickerson Rock is an island in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Nickerson Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Squantum, as well as near Marina Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Rock
- Description: island in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Squaw Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thompson Island and Moon Island.
Thompson Island
Island
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thompson Island, also known as Cathleen Stone Island, is a 170-acre island in the Dorchester Bay section of Boston Harbor, offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
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.
Squantum Point Park
Park
Photo: Fullobeans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The park was created on the site of the former Squantum Naval Air Station, which is preserved in a 2,700-foot-long strip of runway, and the former dockworks of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation.
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. North Quincy is situated 2 miles south of Nickerson Rock.
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 southwest of Nickerson Rock.
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 Nickerson Rock.
Nickerson Rock
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.30372° or 42° 18′ 13″ northLongitude
-71.01328° or 71° 0′ 48″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87JC8X3P+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 10054830272OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockGeoNames ID
4951890Wikidata ID
Q114427548
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In Other Languages
“Nickerson Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Squaw Rock (pulo)”
- Cebuano: “Squaw Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nickerson Rock Park and Nickerson Beach.
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