Boston South Channel

Boston South Channel is a channel in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Boston South Channel is situated nearby to the suburb Lovells Island, as well as near Gallops Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Little Calf 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.

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.

Green Island

Park

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Gallops Island.

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 1½ miles south of Boston South 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 2 miles southwest of Boston South 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 2 miles south of Boston South Channel.

Boston South Channel

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

42.3501° or 42° 21′ 0″ north

Longitude

-70.91616° or 70° 54′ 58″ west

Open location code

87JF932M+2G

GeoNames ID

4931014

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Satellite Map

Discover Boston South Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Dawes and Point Shirley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aldridge Ledge and Devils Back.

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