Boston North Channel

Boston North Channel is a channel in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Boston North Channel is situated nearby to the locality Fort Dawes, as well as near the suburb Lovells Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Green 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.

Green Island, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel. Green Island is situated 1½ miles east of Boston North Channel.

Little Calf Island

Park

Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Little Calf Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Boston North Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Gallops Island.

Lovells Island

Suburb

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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. Lovells Island is situated 2 miles south of Boston North Channel.

Gallops Island

Suburb

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Gallops Island, also known as Gallups Island, is an island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between Georges Island and Long Island, and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston. Gallops Island is situated 2½ miles south of Boston North Channel.

Georges Island

Suburb

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. Georges Island is situated 2½ miles south of Boston North Channel.

Boston North Channel

Type: Channel
Also known as: “North Channel”
Category: body of water
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35843° or 42° 21′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.92449° or 70° 55′ 28″ west

Open location code

87JF935G+96

GeoNames ID

4931006

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Dawes and Point Shirley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old South Cemetery and Boston South Channel.

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