Boston Lighthouse

Boston Light is a lighthouse located on in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Boston Light”
  • Address: Little Brewster Island, Boston, MA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Brewster Island and Middle Brewster Island.

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.

Island
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, also known as Outward Island, is one of the outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Hull.

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 . is situated 2 miles west of Boston Lighthouse.

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is a town in in the 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.

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. is situated 2 miles west of Boston Lighthouse.

Boston Lighthouse

Latitude
42.32793° or 42° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
-70.89013° or 70° 53′ 24″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Inception
1783
Height
89 feet (27 metres)
Operator
U.S. Coast Guard
Open location code
87JF84H5+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 212121730
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­ADD either lighthouse or tower
Geo­Names ID
4930996
Wiki­data ID
Q2895493
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Boston Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منارة بسطن”
  • Azerbaijani: “Boston-layt”
  • Dutch: “Boston Light”
  • Estonian: “Boston Light”
  • French: “phare de Boston Harbor”
  • French: “Phare de Boston Harbor”
  • German: “Boston Light”
  • Hebrew: “האור של בוסטון”
  • Italian: “Luce di Boston”
  • Japanese: “ボストン灯台”
  • Macedonian: “Бостонски светилник”
  • Russian: “Бостон-лайт”
  • Russian: “Бостон-Лайт”
  • Russian: “Бостон-Харбор-Лайт”
  • Russian: “Бостонский маяк”

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