Massachusetts Gazetteer
Bumkin Island is a physical feature (island) in Plymouth County. The primary coordinates for Bumkin Island places it within the MA 02045 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bumkin Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In Hingham Bay 1.3 mi S of Hull; town of Hingham. |
| History: | "Name possibly derived from ""pumpkin"" as the island is supposed to be the ""Round Island"" granted to the Town of Weymouth in 1636-37; later called ""Bomkin Island"" or ""Bomking Island"" in the records of Samuel Ward in 1681-82, and ""Pumpkin Island"" by Nathaniel B Shurtleff in 1871 (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files)." |
| County: | Plymouth County |
| Latitude: | 42.2806552 |
| Longitude: | -70.8994905 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bumkin Island: Bumkin Island.
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 Bumkin Island does not include property ownership information.
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Hull, MA
(1.4 miles NNW) Hingham, MA (2.7 miles S) Quincy, MA (5.6 miles WSW) Weymouth, MA (5.6 miles SSW) North Scituate, MA (7.2 miles SE) |
Braintree, MA
(7.5 miles SW) Winthrop, MA (7.6 miles NNW) Milton, MA (8.8 miles WSW) Boston, MA (9.8 miles WNW) Nahant, MA (10.1 miles N) |
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Bayside, MA
(1.4 miles NNE) Crow Point, MA (1.4 miles S) Kenberma, MA (1.4 miles E) Waveland, MA (1.4 miles NE) Fort Duvall, MA (1.4 miles N) |
Nantasket Beach, MA
(1.9 miles E) Allerton, MA (1.9 miles NNE) Pemberton, MA (1.9 miles NNW) Stony Beach, MA (1.9 miles N) Windemere, MA (1.9 miles NNE) |
