White Head Flats

White Head Flats is a flat in Plymouth, Massachusetts. White Head Flats is situated nearby to the hamlet Kenberma, as well as near Waveland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bumpkin Island and Langlee Island.

Bumpkin Island

Islet

Photo: Naib, CC BY 3.0.

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 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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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. Fort Warren is situated 3½ miles northwest of White Head Flats.

White Head Flats

Type: Flat
Category: body of water
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.27843° or 42° 16′ 42″ north

Longitude

-70.88616° or 70° 53′ 10″ west

Open location code

87JF74H7+9G

GeoNames ID

4955460

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kenberma and Waveland.

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