Georges Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “George Island”, “George’s Island”, and “Saint Georges Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Gallops 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.
Gallops Island
Park
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.
Lovell Island
Island
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.
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.
Georges Island
- Categories: island, recreation area, and coastline
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31967° or 42° 19′ 11″ northLongitude
-70.92819° or 70° 55′ 42″ westOpen location code
87JF839C+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 29693867OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Georges Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Georges Island”
- Esperanto: “Georges Insulo”
- German: “Georges Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pemberton and Fort Andrews.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Warren and Georges Island.
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