Black Rock

Black Rock is an island in , . Black Rock is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Great Brewster Island.

Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are a group of thirty-four islands in that are a unit of the United States National Park System.

Park
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is one of the outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some 9 miles offshore of downtown Boston.

Park
is a rugged outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, located 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 13 acres, reaches a height of 52 feet above sea level, and is bounded by sharp cliffs and sunken crags.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Georges Island.

Suburb
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, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in . The island is across The Narrows from and some 7 miles offshore of downtown .

Suburb
is one of the islands in the , 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic fort on the 28-acre at the entrance to . 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.

Black Rock

Latitude
42.32677° or 42° 19′ 36″ north
Longitude
-70.91449° or 70° 54′ 52″ west
Open location code
87JF83GP+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358273687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4930701
Wiki­data ID
Q49633443
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In Other Languages

“Black Rock” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Black Rock”

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