Flying Place
Flying Place is an island in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Flying Place is situated nearby to the hamlet Windemere, as well as near Stony Beach.Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Brewster Island and Outer Brewster Island.
Middle Brewster Island
Park
Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, located 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 13 acres, reaches a height of 52 feet above sea level, and is bounded by sharp cliffs and sunken crags.
Outer Brewster Island
Island
Photo: Fish Cop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Outer Brewster Island, also known as Outward Island, is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston.
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 Fort Warren and Hull.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
Flying Place
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.33982° or 42° 20′ 23″ northLongitude
-70.88421° or 70° 53′ 3″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87JF84Q8+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 358273697OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Flying Place” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flying Place”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windemere and Stony Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outer Brewster Island and Pope Rock.
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