Great Esker Park, Weymouth

Name: Great Esker Park
Address: puritan road, Weymouth, 02191, United States

#3 among attractions in Weymouth

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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Great Esker Park consists mostly of a geological formation known as an esker formed by a glacier 12,000 years ago. It is along the Weymouth Back River in Weymouth and across the river from Bare Cove Park in Hingham. ()

Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°14'5"N, 70°55'45"W

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puritan roadWeymouth (North Weymouth)Weymouth 02191 United States

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Great Esker Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paragon Park Carousel, Old Ship Church, Loring Hall Cinema, USS Salem.

4.5 miNE
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement park
Paragon Park Carousel, Hull
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2.2 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Ship Church, Hingham
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2.1 miE
Theater
Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham
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2.2 miW
Naval museum on a heavy cruiser ship
USS Salem, Quincy
56 min walk • USS Salem is a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser completed for the United States Navy shortly after World War II and commissioned in 1949. The second ship of her class, she was the world's last heavy cruiser to enter service and the last remaining. She was decommissioned in 1959 after serving in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
2.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, Quincy
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0.8 miW
42°13'57"N • 70°56'44"W
Abigail Adams House, Weymouth
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2.6 miNW
42°14'59"N • 70°58'31"W
Baypointe Marina, Quincy
66 min walk • Sailing, Marina
2 miW
Bridge
Fore River Bridge, Weymouth
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2.3 miNE
42°14'51"N • 70°53'19"W
Trustees of The Hingham Bathing Beach, Hingham
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2.6 miW
Mosque
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67 min walk • Quincy Mosque, founded 1963, is situated in Quincy, Massachusetts, in the Quincy Point neighborhood by Lebanese workers in the area's shipyards.
3.5 miNE
Island
Bumpkin Island
91 min walk • Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor.