West Gut
West Gut is an inlet in Norfolk, Massachusetts. West Gut is situated nearby to the hamlet Houghs Neck, as well as near Fort Andrews.Places of Interest
Highlights include Peddocks Island and Hangman Island.
Peddocks Island
Park
Hangman Island
Islet
Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres.
Sheep Island
Island
Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Adams Shore.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. Germantown is situated 2 miles south of West Gut.
Adams Shore
Hamlet
Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located on the shore of Quincy Bay at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the Merrymount neighborhood. Adams Shore is situated 2 miles southwest of West Gut.
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.
West Gut
- Type: Inlet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28343° or 42° 17′ 0″ north
Longitude
-70.94949° or 70° 56′ 58″ west
Open location code
87JF73M2+96
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Localities in the Area
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