Duxbury

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Duxbury

Founded

1624

Air quality index

56Moderate

Elevation11 m

Land area37.6 km²

Coordinates42.04°, -70.68°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Duxbury is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. A suburb located on the South Shore approximately 35 miles (56 km) to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 at the 2020 census. The town contains the census-designated places (CDPs) of Duxbury, Green Harbor, and South Duxbury.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sweetser's General Store, Duxbury MA

Mushroom Level (221775017)

DuxburyMA CoveStreetHD 2

DuxburyMA CoveStreetHD 1

Duxbury Bay at Night

Duxbury Harbor from Bluefish River

Bluefish River estuary Duxbury

DuxburyMA MayflowerCemetery

DuxburyMA MayflowerCemetery Crypts

DuxburyMA TownOffices

DuxburyMA First Parish Church

DuxburyMA Hearse House

Geo-tagged photos from Wikimedia Commons (CC-licensed; click any photo for license details).

Nearby places in Massachusetts

• South Duxbury
  1.9 mi away
• Green Harbor
  2.2 mi away
• Cedar Crest
  2.4 mi away
• Kingston
  4 mi away
• Marshfield
  4 mi away
• Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock
  4.1 mi away
• North Plymouth
  4.8 mi away
• Plymouth
  6 mi away
• North Pembroke
  6.5 mi away
• Marshfield Hills
  7.3 mi away
• Hanson
  8.9 mi away
• Scituate
  9.8 mi away

Browse all places in Massachusetts →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Duxbury

History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts

Justin Winsor · 2018

History of the town of Duxbury, Massachusetts

Justin Winsor · 1849

Vital records of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850

Duxbury, Mass. · 1911

Duxbury, Massachusetts, ancient and modern

Henry A. Fish · 1924

Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts

Engineers Weston & Sampson · 1972

Flood insurance study

1986

Comprehensive plan

Planning Services Group, Cambridge, Mass. · 1969

History of the First Parish Church of Duxbury, Massachusetts

Gershom Bradford · 1953

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Piping Plover

Charadrius melodus

Seen 2026-05-23

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Seen 2026-05-23

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Seen 2026-05-23

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-05-23

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

Seen 2026-05-23

Bobolink

Dolichonyx oryzivorus

Seen 2026-05-23

Northern Yellow Warbler

Setophaga aestiva

Seen 2026-05-23

garlic mustard

Alliaria petiolata

Seen 2026-05-23

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Seen 2026-05-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-05-24 15:15 UTC.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Duxbury, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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