Duxbury Beach

It is six miles long and is accessed by the Powder Point Bridge from Duxbury, or Gurnet Road from Marshfield.

[4][5] An early trans-Atlantic cable came ashore at Rouse's Hummock on July 23, 1869, connecting France with the United States.

According to a report by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, "The embayment has lost as much as 71% of its eelgrass between 1951 and 2014, with many beds shrinking and some disappearing altogether.

"[1] Likely causes include water quality impairments from runoff and wastewater, and temperature increase due to global heating.

[10] Brant, sanderlings, semipalmated plovers, sandpipers, sea ducks, loons, roseate terns, grebes, cormorants, mergansers, swallows, and various gulls are all present in their proper seasons.

[11] Its construction began in 1985, after a fire partially damaged the original bridge on June 11, 1985, and revealed structural issues.

Films that have featured the beach include The Way, Way Back, Altar Rock, and The Finest Hours.