North Scituate, MA

North Scituate is a census-designated place within the town of Scituate, in Plymouth County on the Massachusetts South Shore. The name Scituate comes from a Native word meaning cold brook, tied to the river running into Scituate Harbor. North Scituate has its own village feel within the larger coastal town, with nearby Hunter's Pond, the Gulph River, commuter rail access, and residential streets that sit a little inland from the harbor and oceanfront parts of Scituate.