Nilson’s Island
Nilson’s Island is an islet in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Nilson’s Island is situated nearby to the nature reserve Emery Preserve, as well as near Hull Shore Reservation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paragon Park Carousel and Sarah Island.
Paragon Park Carousel
Carousel
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 1 mile northeast of Nilson’s Island.
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.
Langlee Island
Park
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hingham and Hull.
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.
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.
Cohasset
Photo: Wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,381.
Nilson’s Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.26067° or 42° 15′ 38″ northLongitude
-70.86787° or 70° 52′ 4″ westOpen location code
87JF746J+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 447748293OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Emery Preserve and Hull Shore Reservation.
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