Grape Island
Grape Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is part of the territory of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts.Places of Interest
Highlights include Slate Island and Sheep Island.
Slate Island
Islet
Slate Island is an uninhabited island of about 12.7 acres in Hingham Bay, an arm of Boston Harbor. It is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park and is just east of Grape Island.
Sheep Island
Island
Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Bumpkin Island
Islet
Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Bumpkin Island is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Germantown and Hull.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. Germantown is situated 2½ miles southwest of Grape Island.
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.Hingham
Hingham is a coastal town in the South Shore region of Massachusetts about 15 miles south of Boston.Grape Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Categories: island, park, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.26959° or 42° 16′ 11″ north
Longitude
-70.92118° or 70° 55′ 16″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Inception
1973
Open location code
87JF739H+RG
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place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Grape Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grape Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts, Norfolk County)”
- Cebuano: “Grape Island”
- German: “Grape Island”
- German: “Grass Island”
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