Great Brewster Island

Great Brewster Island is one of the outer in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some 9 miles offshore of downtown Boston.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Great Bruster Island”, “Great-Brewster Island”, “Inner Brewster Island”, and “The Brewsters”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Middle Brewster Island and Boston Lighthouse.

Park
is a rugged outer 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.

Building
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
Boston Light is a lighthouse located on in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States.

Park
is a small rocky in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown , Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Georges Island.

Suburb
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in . The island is across The Narrows from and some 7 miles offshore of downtown . is situated 1½ miles west of Great Brewster Island.

Suburb
is one of the islands in the , 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. is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Brewster Island.

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 2 miles southwest of Great Brewster Island.

Great Brewster Island

Latitude
42.33264° or 42° 19′ 58″ north
Longitude
-70.89622° or 70° 53′ 46″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87JF84M3+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29690019
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Geo­Names ID
4938166
Wiki­data ID
Q5598807
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Great Brewster Island” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stony Beach and Windemere.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Brewster Island and Calf Island.

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