Hingham Bay

Hingham Bay
Aerial view looking southwest with the town of Hull in the foreground
Southern part of Boston Harbor showing Dorchester, Quincy and Hingham Bays
Hingham Bay is located in Massachusetts
Hingham Bay
Hingham Bay
LocationMassachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°17′N 70°55′W / 42.28°N 70.92°W / 42.28; -70.92
TypeBay

Hingham Bay is the easternmost of the three small bays of outer Boston Harbor,[1] part of Massachusetts Bay and forming the western shoreline of the town of Hull and the northern shoreline of Hingham in the United States state of Massachusetts.[2] It lies east of Quincy Bay and is met at the southwest by the mouth of Weymouth Fore River, also forming part of the waterfront of Weymouth.[2] The bay is home to several of the Boston Harbor Islands.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Oceans: Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor". National Park Service. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Hingham Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 January 2011.