St. Albert the Great Church, Weymouth

#7 among attractions in Weymouth

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St. Albert the Great Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Its pastor is Father Charles J. Higgins, VF, and the parochial vicar is Father Peter J. Casey. It rose to recognition in 2004 after parishioners staged a 24-hour vigil at the church in response to announcements by the archdiocese that it would close. The parish shares its priests with nearby St. Francis Xavier Church and Masses are shared between the two parishes. ()

Coordinates: 42°11'51"N, 70°55'47"W

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Weymouth (East Weymouth)Weymouth United States

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St. Albert the Great Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Shore Plaza, Old Ship Church, Loring Hall Cinema, Braintree Municipal Golf Course.

5.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
South Shore Plaza, Braintree
130 min walk • South Shore Plaza is a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, owned by Simon Property Group. It is near the Braintree Split interchange, off the I-93 / US 1 and Route 37 junction.
3.7 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Ship Church, Hingham
96 min walk • The Old Ship Church is a Puritan church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts. It is the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse in America.
3.7 miNE
Theater
Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham
95 min walk • Loring Hall Cinema is a historic building located in downtown Hingham, Massachusetts. The cinema was originally opened in 1852 as a meeting hall with the intent to provide the town with a suitable building for lectures, picnics, and social meetings of all kinds.
4.1 miW
42°11'46"N • 71°0'38"W
Braintree Municipal Golf Course, Braintree
106 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.8 miNW
Naval museum on a heavy cruiser ship
USS Salem, Quincy
98 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.
3.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, Quincy
98 min walk • The United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum is a private non-profit museum in Quincy, Massachusetts featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945.
2.5 miN
42°13'57"N • 70°56'44"W
Abigail Adams House, Weymouth
65 min walk • Historical place, Museum
2.4 miW
Park
Pond Meadow Park, Weymouth
61 min walk • Pond Meadow Park is a 320 acres multi use park located between the towns of Braintree and Weymouth in Massachusetts. It has a 20 acres pond and dam that provide floodplain protection to the nearby Weymouth Landing Area.
2.6 miN
Park
Great Esker Park, Weymouth
66 min walk • 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.
1.9 miSW
Church
Old South Union Church, Weymouth
48 min walk • The Old South Union Church is a congregational church in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The white clapboarded church is a replica of an 1853–54 building that was destroyed by fire in 1989.
3.8 miNW
Bridge
Fore River Bridge, Weymouth
97 min walk • The Fore River Bridge spans the Weymouth Fore River between Quincy and Weymouth, Massachusetts. The total length of the bridge including the approaches is 2,216 feet.