Massachusetts, US

Wollaston Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryUS
RegionMassachusetts

Getting There

Nearest CityQuincy3.2 km
Airport (BOS)Boston Logan International Airport9.0 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

Predicted regional compositionfeldspar-rich (plutonic/crystalline terrane)
Q 29%
F 68%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Wollaston Beach is one of Boston's most beloved urban beaches, offering genuine sandy shoreline on Quincy Bay just 15 kilometers south of downtown. This 2.3-mile crescent of sand h...

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Wollaston Beach42.2807, -71.0120