Whale Island

Whale Island is an islet in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Whale Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Lincoln Heights, as well as near Weymouth Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Weymouth station and West Hingham station.

East Weymouth station

Railway station

Photo: Pottewa, Public domain.

East Weymouth station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line, and is located in the East Weymouth village. It consists of a single side platform serving the line's one track. The station is fully accessible.

West Hingham station

Railway station

Photo: Pottewa, Public domain.

West Hingham station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hingham, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. It consists of a single side platform serving the line's single track. The station is fully accessible.

Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station

Railway station

Photo: Pottewa, Public domain.

Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the border of Braintree and Weymouth, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. Weymouth Landing/East Braintree station is situated 2½ miles west of Whale Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weymouth and Hingham.

Weymouth

Photo: Marcbela, CC0.

Weymouth is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names.

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.

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 2½ miles northwest of Whale Island.

Whale Island

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.23369° or 42° 14′ 1″ north

Longitude

-70.92612° or 70° 55′ 34″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87JF63MF+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 46688307

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4955360

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