Rocky Point (Massachusetts)
Encyclopedia
Rocky Point is a peninsula
in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The peninsula runs along Warren Cove
and Plymouth Bay
. The tip of the peninsula marks the convergence of Plymouth Bay and the larger Cape Cod Bay
. The land rising from Plymouth Bay is considered to be the foothills
to the Pine Hills
.
The neighborhood of the same name runs along the shoreline from Route 3A just south of the merge with Plimoth Plantation Highway
to the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station
. Kingdom Hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses
is located in the mid-section of the neighborhood.
on Rocky Hill Road east of Driftwood Lane. The rainwater was diverted, forming a 6 feet (1.8 m) gully
along a property downhill on Driftwood Lane and washing out
a stretch of that road. While a town engineer has declared that property to be safe, the homeowners are fearful for their safety. The water also exposed the foundation of the house directly above that property on Rocky Hill Road.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The peninsula runs along Warren Cove
Warren Cove (Massachusetts)
Warren Cove is an exclusive oceanfront residential area Plymouth Bay in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Beach and Rocky Point surround the southern edge of the cove. Stately homes along Warren Avenue have a commanding view of [Plymouth Long Beach],[Gurnet Light], [Duxbury] Bay, "Bug Light",...
and Plymouth Bay
Plymouth Bay
Plymouth Bay is the name of a small, well-protected bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the western shore of larger Cape Cod Bay along the coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
. The tip of the peninsula marks the convergence of Plymouth Bay and the larger Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Measuring below a line drawn from Brant Rock in Marshfield to Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts, it is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to the west....
. The land rising from Plymouth Bay is considered to be the foothills
Foothills
Foothills are geographically defined as gradual increases in elevation at the base of a mountain range. They are a transition zone between plains and low relief hills to the adjacent topographically high mountains.-Examples:...
to the Pine Hills
Pine Hills (Massachusetts)
Pine Hills is a sparsely populated hilly region located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is a large, mostly undeveloped hilly and forested area lying south of Plymouth Beach and Chiltonville, north of Manomet, and east of Route 3, where the southern portion of the region can be...
.
The neighborhood of the same name runs along the shoreline from Route 3A just south of the merge with Plimoth Plantation Highway
Plimoth Plantation Highway
Plimoth Plantation Highway is a short unnumbered two-lane freeway with plastic stanchions posted on a rumbled asphalt median in Plymouth, Massachusetts.-Route description:...
to the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station
Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station
Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station is currently the only nuclear power plant operating in the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is located in the Manomet section of Plymouth on Cape Cod Bay, south of the tip of Rocky Point and north of Priscilla Beach...
. Kingdom Hall
Kingdom Hall
A Kingdom Hall is a place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses. The term was first suggested in 1935 by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, then president of the Watch Tower Society, for a building in Hawaii...
of Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
is located in the mid-section of the neighborhood.
Erosion
Heavy rains during July and August 2008 caused a failure of a storm drainStorm drain
A storm drain, storm sewer , stormwater drain or drainage well system or simply a drain or drain system is designed to drain excess rain and ground water from paved streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and roofs. Storm drains vary in design from small residential dry wells to large municipal systems...
on Rocky Hill Road east of Driftwood Lane. The rainwater was diverted, forming a 6 feet (1.8 m) gully
Gully
A gully is a landform created by running water, eroding sharply into soil, typically on a hillside. Gullies resemble large ditches or small valleys, but are metres to tens of metres in depth and width...
along a property downhill on Driftwood Lane and washing out
Washout
A washout is the sudden erosion of soft soil or other support surfaces by a gush of water, usually occurring during a heavy downpour of rain or other stream flooding. These downpours may occur locally in a thunderstorm , or over a large area, such as following the landfall of a tropical cyclone...
a stretch of that road. While a town engineer has declared that property to be safe, the homeowners are fearful for their safety. The water also exposed the foundation of the house directly above that property on Rocky Hill Road.
External links
- Topographic map and aerial photo from U.S. Geological Survey