Massachusetts Gazetteer
Nahant Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Nahant Bay places it within the MA 01908 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Nahant Bay |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On NW side of Massachusetts Bay between East Point on the S and Galloupes Point on Phillips Point to the N, 2 mi ESE of Lynn C.H.; City of Lynn and Towns of Nahant and Swampscott. |
| History: | "Indian name meaning ""island with neck to main- land"" (MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.4417636 |
| Longitude: | -70.8994924 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nahant Bay: Nahant Bay.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Nahant Bay does not include property ownership information.
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Nahant, MA
(1.4 miles SW) Swampscott, MA (2.4 miles NNW) Lynn, MA (3.1 miles NW) Marblehead, MA (4.5 miles NNE) Salem, MA (5.3 miles N) |
Winthrop Town city, MA
(5.5 miles SW) Saugus, MA (5.8 miles WNW) Revere, MA (6.1 miles WSW) Peabody, MA (6.1 miles NNW) Chelsea, MA (7.6 miles WSW) |
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Phillips Point, MA
(1.4 miles N) Little Nahant, MA (1.9 miles WSW) East Lynn, MA (2.4 miles NW) Beach Bluff, MA (2.7 miles NNE) Clifton, MA (3.1 miles NNE) |
Point of Pines, MA
(3.4 miles W) Raddin Station, MA (4.3 miles WNW) Wyoma, MA (4.3 miles NW) Oak Island, MA (4.5 miles WSW) West Lynn, MA (4.5 miles WNW) |
