Deer Island Flats

Deer Island Flats is a flat in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Deer Island Flats is situated nearby to the neighborhood Point Shirley, as well as near the locality Fort Dawes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Hunger Memorial and Deer Island Light.

Great Hunger Memorial

Memorial

The Great Hunger Memorial is a 16-foot tall Celtic cross located on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. In the late 1840s, the Boston Corporation erected a hospital on the island.

Deer Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: RadioTheodric, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Deer Island Light is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The actual light is 53 feet above Mean High Water. Its alternating white and red light is visible for 9 nautical miles.

Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant

Wastewater treatment plant

The Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant is located on Deer Island, one of the Boston Harbor Islands in Boston Harbor. The plant is operated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and began partial operations in 1995.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winthrop and Gallops Island.

Winthrop

Photo: Sean 2015, Public domain.

Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban town in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to the Boston Harbor, geographically nearby to the Logan International Airport.

Gallops Island

Suburb

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 southeast of Deer Island Flats.

Deer Island Flats

Type: Flat
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

-70.97033° or 70° 58′ 13″ west

Open location code

87JF922H+2V

GeoNames ID

4934704

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Point Shirley and Fort Dawes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boston Harbor and Deer Island.

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