Dorchester Bay (Boston Harbor)
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 Looking northwest from Quincy toward Boston across Dorchester Bay | |
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  Dorchester Bay Dorchester Bay, upper left, and nearby features | |
| Location | Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°18′50″N 71°1′33″W / 42.31389°N 71.02583°W |
Dorchester Bay is the smallest of the three smaller bays of southern
South Boston neighborhood and northeast shoreline of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, as well as the north shore of the city of Quincy in Massachusetts.[3]
The bay is home to
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation parkways and part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, travels 2.6 miles (4.2 km) along the northern shore of Dorchester Bay,[4]
offering panoramic views of the bay and islands.
The waters of Dorchester Bay include Pleasure Bay, Old Harbor, Western Way, Squantum Channel, Savin Hill Cove, and Dorchester Bay Basin.
References
- ^ "Through the Eyes of a Mariner: Touring the Port of Boston". Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved October 12, 2006.
- ^ "The Boston Harbor Association". Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- ^ "Boston Harbor and Approaches." Coast Pilot 1 - 39th Edition, 2009. NOAA Office of Coast Survey. 39th Edition. September, 2009.
- ^ "Datalayers/GIS Database". Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
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