Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Massachusetts Map

About Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is a locality in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,744. The population density is 842.1 people per km². Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is located at 42.1006°N, 70.6626°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02050.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock marks the jagged intersection where the relentless tides of the Atlantic Ocean meet a shoreline defined by salt-sprayed granite and the rhythmic pulse of the sea. It lies 2.3 miles east-northeast of Marshfield, MA (from Marshfield, MA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Plymouth. Bass Creek carves a winding path through the local landscape, its brackish waters feeding the fringes of the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, where the air hangs heavy with the scent of brine and drying eelgrass. Looking westward, the distant silhouette of Cedar Crest rises against the horizon, a firm boundary to the flat, windswept marshes that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised clarity, turning the churning Atlantic Ocean into a sheet of hammered pewter while the shadow of the nearby island of Brant Rock anchors the view against the vast, shifting expanse of the horizon.

Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock maintains a stubborn independence, its character shaped by a history of maritime labor and the seasonal ebb and flow of a regional economy long tied to the harvest of the sea. While the bustling summer crowds once sought refuge in the grand hotels that defined the early twentieth-century shoreline, the modern rhythm of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock is quieter, defined by the persistent maintenance of fishing gear and the slow, deliberate work of those who remain through the harsh winter gales. The legacy of the coast remains visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture that withstands the salt-laden winds, standing as a quiet record of generations who looked to the water for their livelihood. Beyond the immediate coastline, the landscape remains largely unburdened by the frantic pace of the interior, favoring instead the steady, predictable cycle of the tides and the long, solitary walks that trace the perimeter of the salt marshes.

About This Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.1006, -70.6626. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock includes the ZIP code (02050), telephone area code (339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978), county seat of Plymouth County (Plymouth), and school district assignment (Marshfield School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.