Massachusetts Gazetteer
Scituate Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Scituate Hill places it within the MA 02025 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Scituate Hill |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| Description: | 1.5 mi WSW of Cohasset; Town of Cohasset. |
| History: | Name derived from the fact that the hill overlooks the entire Town of Scituate. In 1834 and 1901, the USCGS referred to the feature as Scituate, Burr or Almshouse Hill and in 1934 as Scituate or Town Hill. The Town Poor Farm was once located here but later moved to Bear Hill (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files). |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.2369812 |
| Longitude: | -70.830153 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Scituate Hill: Scituate 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 Scituate Hill does not include property ownership information.
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North Scituate, MA
(2.7 miles ESE) Hingham, MA (3.1 miles W) Hull, MA (6 miles NW) Scituate, MA (6.1 miles ESE) Weymouth, MA (6.3 miles WSW) |
Marshfield Hills, MA
(7.9 miles SE) Quincy, MA (8.9 miles W) Braintree, MA (9.1 miles WSW) North Pembroke, MA (10.1 miles S) Holbrook, MA (10.8 miles WSW) |
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Black Rock, MA
(< 0.1 mile) North Cohasset, MA (1.4 miles NNW) Cohasset, MA (1.4 miles ENE) Reeds Corner, MA (1.4 miles SE) Beechwood, MA (1.9 miles SSE) |
Nantasket Junction, MA
(1.9 miles WNW) Straits Pond, MA (2.4 miles NNW) Atlantic, MA (2.4 miles NNW) Gannett Corners, MA (2.4 miles ESE) Hingham Center, MA (2.7 miles W) |
