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 Town city, MA (6.7 miles NE) Hull, MA (6.8 miles E) Braintree Town city, MA (7 miles SSE) |
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Fields Corner, MA
(< 0.1 mile) New Squantum, MA (< 0.1 mile) Atlantic, MA (1.4 miles SSE) 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) Squantum, MA (1.4 miles E) Uphams Corner, MA (1.4 miles NW) Mount Ida, MA (1.4 miles WNW) |
