Waveland

Waveland is a hamlet in Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Waveland is situated nearby to the hamlet Bayside, as well as near Kenberma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bumpkin Island and Spinnaker Island.

Bumpkin Island

Islet

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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.

Spinnaker Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts, USA. The island is part of the town of Hull, to which it is connected by a bridge, and is one of the few harbor islands that neither forms part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area nor is considered within the municipal limits of the city of Boston.

Paragon Park Carousel

Carousel

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The Paragon Park Carousel is a historic carousel at 1 Wharf Avenue in Hull, Massachusetts. Built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, it is one of the state's only surviving four-wide carousels, and is the only surviving element of the Paragon Park amusement park. Paragon Park Carousel is situated 2 miles southeast of Waveland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Georges Island.

Hull

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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.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level. Georges Island is situated 3 miles northwest of Waveland.

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. Fort Warren is situated 3 miles northwest of Waveland.

Waveland

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.29177° or 42° 17′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.88005° or 70° 52′ 48″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87JF74R9+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158861476

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4954646

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