Devils Back

Devils Back in Massachusetts, USA, is a very small and barren rock in Massachusetts Bay located within the city limits of Boston. The rock is northeast of Aldridge Ledge, southwest of Commissioners Ledge, northwest of Half Tide Rocks, west of Green Island, and just east of the South Channel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Green Island.

Boston Harbor Islands

Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Gallops Island.

Lovells Island

Suburb

Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.

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 southwest of Devils Back.

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 southwest of Devils Back.

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 southwest of Devils Back.

Devils Back

Type: Bar
Description: rock in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Categories: char, rock, and landform
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35177° or 42° 21′ 6″ north

Longitude

-70.90644° or 70° 54′ 23″ west

Open location code

87JF932V+PC

GeoNames ID

4934783

Wikidata ID

Q5267381

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In Other Languages

“Devils Back” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Devils Back”

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