Tracer Island

Tracer Island is an island in Town of Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Tracer Island is situated nearby to the town Abington, as well as near the hamlet West Hanover.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abington station and Rockland Memorial Library.

Abington station

Railway station

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Abington station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Abington, Massachusetts. It serves the Plymouth/Kingston Line, and is located off Center Avenue. It serves as a park and ride stop for the towns of Abington, Rockland, and Hanover.

Rockland Memorial Library

Library

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The Rockland Memorial Library is the public library of Rockland, Massachusetts. It is located at 382 Union Street, in a Carnegie-funded Classical Revival building, which was built in 1903 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Rockland Senior High School

School

Rockland Senior High School is public high school located at 52 MacKinlay Way in Rockland, Massachusetts, United States. The current high school building opened in 1957. Between 2010 and 2012, it underwent an $86 million renovation project.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockland and Abington.

Rockland

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Rockland is a town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts. Its population was about 18,000 in the 2020 census. Abington is a town with a population of roughly 17,000.

Abington

Town

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Abington is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, 20 miles southeast of Boston. The population was 17,062 at the 2020 census.

Whitman

Town

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Whitman is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,121 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 20 miles south of Boston on the western edge of the South Shore.

Tracer Island

Type: Island
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Town of Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.1192° or 42° 7′ 9″ north

Longitude

-70.9203° or 70° 55′ 13″ west

Open location code

87JF439H+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1565042785

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

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Localities in the Area

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