Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of , located adjacent to , Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Richard Schneider, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: estuary and harbor of Massachusetts Bay in the northeastern United States
  • Also known as: “Baye de Baston”, “Port de Boston”, “Porto di Boston”, “Бостон-Харбор”, “ボストンハーバー”, “ボストン港”, “ボストン港湾”, “波士頓港”, and “波士顿港”
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights: Deer Island Light and Long Island Head Light.

Lighthouse
Photo: RadioTheodric, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts.

Lighthouse
is an historic lighthouse…

Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gallops Island and Lovells Island.

Suburb
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Gallups Island…

Suburb
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre…

Photo: Sean 2015, Public domain.
is a city in , United States.

Boston Harbor

Latitude
42.34177° or 42° 20′ 30″ north
Longitude
-70.96616° or 70° 57′ 58″ west
Open location code
87JF82RM+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368984462
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4930983
Wiki­data ID
Q894564
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Boston Harbor” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميناء بوسطن”
  • Belarusian: “Бостанская бухта”
  • Catalan: “Boston Harbor”
  • Cebuano: “Boston Harbor”
  • Chinese: “波士頓灣”
  • Dutch: “Boston Harbor”
  • Estonian: “Bostoni sadamaala”
  • French: “Boston Harbor”
  • German: “Boston Harbor”
  • Irish: “Cuan Bhostúin”
  • Japanese: “ボストン湾”
  • Korean: “보스턴 항”
  • Korean: “보스턴항”
  • Polish: “Boston Harbor”
  • Portuguese: “Boston Harbor”
  • Russian: “Бостонская бухта”
  • Russian: “Бостонская гавань”
  • Slovenian: “Boston Harbor”
  • Swedish: “Boston Harbor”
  • Ukrainian: “Бостонська бухта”
  • Venetian: “Boston Harbor”
  • Vietnamese: “cảng Boston”
  • “Boston Harbor”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Point Shirley and Cottage Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant and Great Hunger Memorial.

Massachusetts: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Boston and Cambridge.

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