South Shore Community Spotlight: Hull, Massachusetts

Hull is a South Shore town where the geographic setting defines the community. With much of the community just a few blocks wide, Hull is surrounded by water on three sides. No part of Hull is far from the ocean, giving the community a true seaside feel.

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Where Is Hull Located?

Hull is located on a peninsula that juts into Massachusetts Bay at the southern entrance of Boston Harbor. Nantasket Beach extends for about three and half miles along Hull’s Massachusetts Bay coastline, forming the community’s major geographic landmark.

Hull is part of Plymouth County and the county’s smallest municipality by land area. Hull’s relative location puts it just north of Hingham and Cohasset. Hull’s town line can be reached in about 4 miles from Cohasset Town Hall in Cohasset center. From Hingham center, Hull can be reached in about two miles by car.

Hull can be reached by car from Boston in about 50 miles via Interstate 93 and Route 3. From there, secondary roads connect Route 3 to Hull.

The Hingham/Hull Ferry provides a car-free route to downtown Boston. Depending on the schedule, passengers coming from Hull can arrive at Rowes Wharf, Long Wharf, or the Logan Airport Ferry Terminal.

Hull residents can also reach Boston on the MBTA Commuter Rail. The Nantasket Junction stop on the Greenbush Line to South Station is located in nearby Hingham. The Nantasket Junction parking lot has 490 spaces.

What’s Hull Known For?

The Town of Hull is best known for Nantasket Beach, one of the most popular beaches in the Boston area and the South Shore. Nantasket Beach is part of the state-administered Nantasket Beach Reservation. Ideal for swimming, walking, and biking, Nantasket Beach has parking facilities, accessible restrooms, and lifeguards who are on duty from Memorial Day to early September.

The southern end of Nantasket Beach, closest to the mainland, is home to a string of restaurants along Nantasket Avenue. These provide plenty of dining choices for both full-time and seasonal residents as well as visitors who choose to spend a day on Nantasket Beach.

Across the street from the beach parking lot maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation is the Paragon Carousel, another Hull landmark which is all that remains of a Nantasket Beach amusement park called Paragon Park. Opened in 1905 and filled with rides, arcades, and food vendors, Paragon Park operated until 1984. Paragon Carousel, however, is still in operation and open to the public weekends only from spring to fall.

What’s It Like to Live in Hull?

Hull ranks as the fourth smallest community in the state by land area. The town is densely populated, giving Hull more of a suburban feel even though its eastern coastline is dominated by Nantasket Beach and views of the ocean.

Although Hull’s 2020 population of about 10,000 people giveng it a population density of about 3,500 people per square mile, no part of the community is far from the water. Residents have views of sky and water from many neighborhoods in town.

Hull has its own public school system. Hull Public Schools consists of Jacobs Elementary School, Memorial Middle School, and Hull High School. Hull High School is located on Main Street at the very tip of the Nantasket Peninsula, which is known as Pemberton Point.

Depending on their street addresses, homes for sale in Hull may include views of wind turbines. Hull has two wind turbines. Hull Wind 1 was commissioned in 2001 and is situated on Pemberton Point. Hull Wind 2 was commissioned in 2006 and is located at the town’s landfill.