Deer Island Light

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.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Deer Island Lighthouse”

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Long Island Head Light and Fort Strong.

Long Island Head Light

Lighthouse

Long Island Head Light is an historic lighthouse on Long Island in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The current brick tower is the fourth lighthouse on the island. Long Island Head Light is situated 3,600 feet south of Deer Island Light.

Fort Strong

Fort

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Fort Strong is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of Long Island in the Boston Harbor. The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s. Fort Strong is situated 3,700 feet south of Deer Island Light.

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. Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant is situated 3,900 feet north of Deer Island Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Warren and Winthrop.

Fort Warren

Hamlet

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Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Fort Warren is situated 2 miles southeast of Deer Island Light.

Winthrop

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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.