Minot, Massachusetts

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See also: Minot (disambiguation)

Minot is a section of Scituate, Massachusetts. Minot's ZIP Code is 02055.

Minot is a beach community in Scituate. It is part North Scituate and is further divided into an area called "The Glades," which is an exclusive area belonging to the Adams family at the very tip of Minot Beach.

Minot consists of the homes from the intersection of Hatherly Road and Gannet Road (know as "The Lights") to the ocean and includes Surfside Road, Mitchell Ave & Ln, and Pond View Avenue.

Two beaches are in Minot. North Scituate beach, the southernmost beach, is bordered to the south by Egypt Beach (part of the Egypt section of Scituate) and to the North by the second beach, Minot, which is in turn bordered by the Glades.

Minot has its own post office with limited hours. The town of Scituate is currently planning to re-open a Minot firestation.

Public school children in Minot attend Hatherly Elementary School, Lester J. Gates Intermediate School, and Scituate High School.

Minot has no businesses. Hatherly Country Club, a private club for members only, is located on Hatherly Road, spread across Minot and North Scituate.

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Coordinates: 42°14′25″N, 70°45′43″W Minot is a section of Scituate, Massachusetts. Minot's ZIP Code is 02055.

Minot is a beach community in Scituate. It is part North Scituate and is further divided into an area called "The Glades," which is an exclusive area divided into fourteen summer home shares at the very tip of Minot Beach.

Homes considered to be in Minot are within "The Lights." "The Lights" consist of the traffic lights at the intersection of Hatherly and Gannett Road and Minot Light, the lighthouse off of Minot Beach. The following are streets within Minot: Bailey's Causeway, Bayberry Road, Birch Lane, Buttonwood Lane, Cherry Lane, Chesterton Park, Cliff Estate Road, Collier Ave, Collier Ave Ext, Cricket Circle, Damon Lane, Gannet Road (from intersection with Hatherly), Glades Road, Grasshopper Lane, Hatherly Road (from the intersection with Gannett), Mitchell Ave, Mitchell Lane, Ocean Ave, Pondview Ave, Pondview Ave Ext, Seagate Circle, South Ave, Surfside Road, Treasure Island Road and Whitcomb Road.

Two beaches are in Minot. North Scituate beach, the southernmost beach, is bordered to the south by Egypt Beach (part of the Egypt section of Scituate) and to the North by the second beach, Minot, which is in turn bordered by the Glades. The North Scituate Beach Association is non-profit community organization that sponsors the Fourth of July bike parade, the annual beach clean up day and the Labor day sand castle contest.

Minot has its own post office with (very) limited hours and no home delivery. The town of Scituate is currently planning to re-open the Minot firestation.

Public school children in Minot attend Hatherly Elementary School, Lester J. Gates Intermediate School, and Scituate High School.

Minot has no businesses. Hatherly Country Club, an 18-hole golf course and tennis club is for members only, it is located on Hatherly Road, spread across Minot and North Scituate.