Gallops Island Light

Gallops Island Light is in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Gallops Island Light is situated nearby to the suburb Lovells Island, as well as near Georges Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Long Island Head Light.

Boston Harbor Islands

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The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.

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 1¼ miles west of Gallops Island Light.

Hospital Island

Park

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Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gallops Island and Lovells Island.

Gallops Island

Suburb

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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.

Lovells Island

Suburb

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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.

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.

Gallops Island Light

Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32538° or 42° 19′ 31″ north

Longitude

-70.93255° or 70° 55′ 57″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JF83G8+5X

GeoNames ID

4937530

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