Massachusetts Gazetteer
Neponset River is a physical feature (stream) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Neponset River places it within the MA 02171 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Neponset River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in Crackrock Pond, flows NNE for 29 miles to Dorchester Bay at Squantum and Commericial Points 4 mi SE of Boston C.H.; Cities of Boston and Quincy and Canton, Norwood, Sharon, Walpole and Foxborough; incomplete record. |
| History: | """Neponset"" is an Indian word meaning ""dead water, with current between"" (MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Norfolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.3000985 |
| Longitude: | -71.041161 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Neponset River: Neponset River.
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Milton, MA
(3.6 miles SSW) Quincy, MA (3.9 miles SSE) Boston, MA (4.1 miles NNW) Brookline, MA (4.7 miles WNW) Cambridge, MA (6.1 miles NNW) |
Chelsea, MA
(6.4 miles N) Somerville, MA (6.7 miles NNW) Winthrop, MA (6.7 miles NE) Hull, MA (6.8 miles E) Braintree, MA (7 miles SSE) |
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New Squantum, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Fields Corner, MA (< 0.1 mile) Atlantic, MA (1.4 miles SSE) Squantum, MA (1.4 miles E) Cedar Grove, MA (1.4 miles SSW) |
Dorchester Center, MA
(1.4 miles WSW) Meeting House Hill, MA (1.4 miles WNW) Savin Hill, MA (1.4 miles NW) Uphams Corner, MA (1.4 miles NW) Mount Ida, MA (1.4 miles WNW) |
