Calf Island
Calf Island, also known as Apthorps Island, is an island situated some 9 miles offshore of downtown Boston in Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.- Park
- …is also known as “Great Calf Island”
- Description: island in Boston Harbor in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Nearby Parks
Discover Little Calf Island and Middle Brewster Island.
Little Calf Island
Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the…
Middle Brewster Island
Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island in the…
Great Brewster Island
Great Brewster Island is one of the outer islands…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lovells Island and Georges Island.
Lovells Island
Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre…
2 miles southwest of Calf Island
Fort Warren
Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor.
2 miles southwest of Calf Island
Calf Island
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Latitude
42.34133° or 42° 20′ 29″ north
Longitude
-70.8966° or 70° 53′ 48″ west
Open location code
87JF84R3+G9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure = park
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Calf Island” goes by many names.
Calf IslandCebuano
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