Wreck Rock
Wreck Rock is an island in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Wreck Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Houghs Neck, as well as near Rock Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hangman Island and Peddocks Island.
Hangman Island
Island
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.
Peddocks Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews…
Quarantine Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Shore and Germantown.
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.
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.
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.
Wreck Rock
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28566° or 42° 17′ 8″ northLongitude
-70.95866° or 70° 57′ 31″ westOpen location code
87JF72PR+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 358273787OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4956271
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