Nut Island
Nut Island is a cliff in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Nut Island is situated nearby to the cliff Houghs Neck Great Hill, as well as near the park Brill Field.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peddocks Island and Raccoon Island.
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…
Raccoon Island
Island
Photo: Chris7207, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raccoon Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just offshore of Hough's Neck in the city of Quincy.
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.
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 1½ miles south of Nut Island.
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 Nut Island.
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.
Nut Island
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.27927° or 42° 16′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.95394° or 70° 57′ 14″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87JF72HW+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 358273728OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Houghs Neck Great Hill and Brill Field.
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