Green Island
Green Island, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel.- Type: Park
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “North Brewster Island” and “North Bruster Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Calf Island and Middle Brewster Island.
Little Calf Island
Park
Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
Middle Brewster Island
Park
Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island 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.
Outer Brewster Island
Island
Outer Brewster Island, also known as Outward Island, is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lovells Island and Georges Island.
Lovells Island
Suburb
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. Lovells Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Green Island.
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. Georges Island is situated 3 miles southwest of Green Island.
Gallops Island
Suburb
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. Gallops Island is situated 3 miles southwest of Green Island.
Green Island
- Categories: island, recreation area, and coastline
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.35282° or 42° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-70.89205° or 70° 53′ 31″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JF9435+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Green Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Green Island”
- German: “Green Island”
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