Massachusetts Gazetteer
Weweantic River is a physical feature (stream) in Plymouth County. The primary coordinates for Weweantic River places it within the MA 02571 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Weweantic River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at the confluence of Rocky Meadow and South Meadow Brooks, flows SSE for 17 miles to Buzzards Bay between Cromeset and Great Necks 0.2 mi SW of Parkwood Beach; Towns of Wareham, Middleborough and Carver. |
| History: | "Indian root of name probably Woweaushin or Woweou conveying the idea of wandering about (Steel); Indian name meaning ""winding about"" (MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Plymouth County |
| Latitude: | 41.7223265 |
| Longitude: | -70.7244789 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Weweantic River: Weweantic River.
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Weweantic, MA
(1.4 miles NNW) Marion Center, MA (2.4 miles WSW) Wareham Center, MA (3.1 miles N) Onset, MA (3.6 miles ENE) West Wareham, MA (4.9 miles NNW) |
Buzzards Bay, MA
(5.6 miles ENE) Mattapoisett Center, MA (5.6 miles SW) Monument Beach, MA (5.8 miles E) Pocasset, MA (6.1 miles ESE) Bourne, MA (6.6 miles ENE) |
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Briarwood Beach, MA
(1.4 miles NW) East Marion, MA (1.4 miles WSW) Hamilton Beach, MA (1.4 miles NNE) Swifts Beach, MA (1.4 miles N) Pinehurst Beach, MA (1.9 miles NNE) |
Parkwood Beach, MA
(1.9 miles NE) Piney Point Beach, MA (1.9 miles S) Marion, MA (2.4 miles SW) Oakdale, MA (2.7 miles NNE) Wareham, MA (2.7 miles N) |
