Black Rock
Black Rock is an island in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Black Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Warren, as well as near Fort Revere.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Lovell Island.
Boston Harbor Islands
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The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.
Lovell Island
Island
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Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in Massachusetts. The island is across The Narrows from Georges Island and some 7 miles offshore of downtown Boston.
Georges Island
Park
Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
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Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
Black Rock
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32677° or 42° 19′ 36″ northLongitude
-70.91449° or 70° 54′ 52″ westOpen location code
87JF83GP+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 358273687OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4930701Wikidata ID
Q49633443
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In Other Languages
“Black Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Rock”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whitings Ledge and Kelly Rock.
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