Sandy Beach – Beach in Norfolk, Massachusetts

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 613748

Location

State Massachusetts

County Norfolk

Feature Class Beach

Coordinates

DMS

42°15'24"N 70°47'58"W

Decimal Degrees

42.2567674, -70.7994878

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Nantasket Beach

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Cohasset

1.1 mi SSW

Also Known As

Sheldon Beach

Hydrography

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Description

On Massachusetts Bay 1.1 mi N of Cohasset; Town of Cohasset.

Nearby Features

Kimballs Point Cape · 0.2 mi NW
The Flats Flat · 0.2 mi S
Mink Island Island · 0.3 mi S
Rumrunner Rock Island · 0.3 mi E
Brush Island Island · 0.3 mi ENE
Sea Ledge Bar · 0.4 mi NW
Westerly Round Rock Island · 0.4 mi NE
Black Ledge Bar · 0.4 mi N
Little Harbor Bay · 0.4 mi SSW
Brush Ledge Bar · 0.5 mi ENE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
Photos (where shown): Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons – individual licenses apply.
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