Sunset Point
Sunset Point is a cape in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Sunset Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Kenberma, as well as near Waveland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bumpkin Island and Langlee Island.
Bumpkin Island
Islet
Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Bumpkin Island is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Langlee Island
Park
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Langlee Island or Langley Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of 4 acres, and is composed of a massing of Roxbury puddingstone which rises to a height of 40 feet above sea level.
Sarah Island
Park
Sarah Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has a permanent size of just under 5 acres, and is composed large outcroppings and ledges of Roxbury puddingstone together with glacial till which rises to a height of 30 feet above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hull and Hingham.
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.
Hingham
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
Hingham is a coastal town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts about 15 miles south of Boston.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Sunset Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “White Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.27661° or 42° 16′ 36″ northLongitude
-70.88842° or 70° 53′ 18″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87JF74G6+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7541906210OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
4952424
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