Massachusetts Gazetteer
Bear Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Bear Hill places it within the MA 02025 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bear Hill |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 0.5 mi SW of Cohasset; Town of Cohasset. |
| History: | The name, Bear Hill, has a long history in the town records while only the middle age and younger people refer to it as Reservoir Hill (apparently for a reservoir at its crest). The southern part of the hill was once called Town Hill and was the site of the Town Poor Farm (U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) files). |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.2345365 |
| Longitude: | -70.811154 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bear Hill: Bear Hill.
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 Bear Hill does not include property ownership information.
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