Massachusetts
Plymouth
Town of Hull

The Graves Light

The Graves Light is a lighthouse located on , the outermost island of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and 9 miles offshore of downtown Boston, , USA.
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Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Graves Light” and “The Graves Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Graves and Green Island.

Islet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an aggregation of rock outcroppings in , , United States. Situated some 11 miles offshore of downtown , it is the outermost in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

Park
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, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of and .

Island
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, also known as Outward Island, is one of the outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston. is situated 1½ miles south of The Graves Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.

Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic fort on the 28-acre at the entrance to . 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. is situated 4½ miles southwest of The Graves Light.

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is a town in in the 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.

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is a small town in the state of with a population of about 3,000. It used to be a resort town, but changes in vacation preference and modes of travel left the town behind.

The Graves Light

Latitude
42.36516° or 42° 21′ 55″ north
Longitude
-70.86916° or 70° 52′ 9″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Height
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
87JF948J+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 713681714
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
4938142
Wiki­data ID
Q14537875
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“The Graves Light” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Graves Light”. Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0.