Massachusetts Gazetteer
Spinnaker Island is a physical feature (island) in Plymouth County. The primary coordinates for Spinnaker Island places it within the MA 02191 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Spinnaker Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In Hull Bay, 0.64 km (0.4 mi) E of Hull; Town of Hull. |
| History: | Formerly named Hog Island because hogs were raised there by farmers, one John Smith among others; the name is recorded on 1794 and 1830 maps now in MA State Archives; variant form,'Park Island' was introduced by a Mr. West in 1920's without success (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files). |
| County: | Plymouth County |
| Latitude: | 42.3009326 |
| Longitude: | -70.8953239 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Spinnaker Island: Spinnaker 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 Spinnaker Island does not include property ownership information.
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Hull, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Hingham, MA (4.1 miles S) Quincy, MA (6.4 miles WSW) Winthrop Town city, MA (6.6 miles NNW) Weymouth Town city, MA (7 miles SSW) |
North Scituate, MA
(8 miles SE) Braintree Town city, MA (8.7 miles SW) Nahant, MA (8.8 miles N) Boston, MA (9.3 miles WNW) Chelsea, MA (9.4 miles NW) |
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Allerton, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Bayside, MA (< 0.1 mile) Stony Beach, MA (< 0.1 mile) Windemere, MA (< 0.1 mile) Fort Duvall, MA (< 0.1 mile) |
Fort Revere, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Kenberma, MA (1.4 miles SE) Pemberton, MA (1.4 miles WNW) Waveland, MA (1.4 miles SE) Fort Andrews, MA (1.9 miles W) |
