Massachusetts Gazetteer
Squantum is a physical feature (cliff) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Squantum places it within the MA 02171 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Squantum |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cliff |
| Description: | Extends NE between Dorchester and Quincy Bays 3 mi N of Quincy Center; City of Quincy. |
| History: | "Indian name meaning ""Abundance of Large Rocks"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.295932 |
| Longitude: | -71.0119935 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Squantum: Squantum.
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 Squantum does not include property ownership information.
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Quincy, MA
(3.1 miles S) Milton, MA (4.3 miles SW) Boston, MA (4.9 miles NNW) Hull, MA (5.3 miles E) Brookline, MA (6.1 miles WNW) |
Winthrop, MA
(6.3 miles NNE) Braintree, MA (6.4 miles S) Chelsea, MA (6.7 miles N) Weymouth, MA (7.1 miles SSE) Hingham, MA (7.2 miles ESE) |
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Squantum, MA
(< 0.1 mile) New Squantum, MA (< 0.1 mile) Atlantic, MA (1.4 miles SW) North Quincy, MA (1.4 miles SSW) Montclair, MA (1.9 miles SW) |
Norfolk Downs, MA
(1.9 miles SSW) Neponset, MA (1.9 miles WSW) Wollaston, MA (2.4 miles SSW) Merrymount, MA (2.4 miles SSE) Fields Corner, MA (2.4 miles W) |
