Massachusetts Gazetteer
Bound Brook is a physical feature (stream) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Bound Brook places it within the MA 02025 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bound Brook |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in Bound Brook Pond, flows NE to The Gulf 0.6 mi N of North Scituate, Towns of Cohasset, Scituate, Hingham and Norwell. |
| History: | In 1640, Bound Brook was the boundary between the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies mainly to divide the areas in regard to salt grass rights in the marshes on which the livestock fed. Part of the stream was named for Aaron Pratt, a settler along its course (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files). |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.2317677 |
| Longitude: | -70.7886539 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bound Brook: Bound Brook.
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 Bound Brook does not include property ownership information.
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North Scituate, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Scituate, MA (4.1 miles SE) Hingham, MA (5.3 miles W) Marshfield Hills, MA (6.4 miles SSE) Hull, MA (7.7 miles NW) |
Weymouth, MA
(8.2 miles WSW) North Pembroke, MA (9.6 miles S) Marshfield, MA (10.6 miles SSE) Quincy, MA (11 miles W) Braintree, MA (11.1 miles W) |
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Gannett Corners, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Cohasset, MA (1.4 miles NW) Reeds Corner, MA (1.4 miles SW) Minot, MA (1.4 miles ENE) Egypt, MA (1.9 miles SE) |
Manson Corner, MA
(1.9 miles S) Mann Hill Beach, MA (1.9 miles ESE) Beechwood, MA (2.4 miles SW) Black Rock, MA (2.4 miles WNW) Clapps Corner, MA (2.4 miles SSW) |
