Straits Pond Shore

Straits Pond Shore is a recreation area in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Straits Pond Shore is situated nearby to the nature reserve Winsor Shores, as well as near Crescent Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Paragon Park Carousel and Cohasset station.

Paragon Park Carousel

Carousel

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The Paragon Park Carousel is a historic carousel at 1 Wharf Avenue in Hull, Massachusetts. Built in 1928 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, it is one of the state's only surviving four-wide carousels, and is the only surviving element of the Paragon Park amusement park. Paragon Park Carousel is situated 1¼ miles west of Straits Pond Shore.

Cohasset station

Railway station

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Cohasset station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Cohasset, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. It is located off Chief Justice Cushing Highway west of downtown Cohasset. Cohasset station is situated 1¼ miles south of Straits Pond Shore.

Nantasket Junction station

Railway station

Photo: Pottewa, Public domain.

Nantasket Junction station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hingham, Massachusetts. It serves the Greenbush Line. It is located off Chief Justice Cushing Highway east of downtown Hingham. Nantasket Junction station is situated 2 miles southwest of Straits Pond Shore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cohasset and Hingham.

Cohasset

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Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The town, which split off from Hingham in 1770, derives its name from the Massachusett word "Conahasset". It is an exclave of Norfolk County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,381.

Hingham

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Hingham is a coastal town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts about 15 miles south of Boston.

North Scituate

Village

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North Scituate is a census-designated place in the town of Scituate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Scituate had a population of 5,414. It was formerly known as Gannet Corner. North Scituate is situated 4 miles southeast of Straits Pond Shore.

Straits Pond Shore

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.26358° or 42° 15′ 49″ north

Longitude

-70.83281° or 70° 49′ 58″ west

Open location code

87JF7578+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29695246

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Highlights include Straits Pond and Winsor Shores.

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