Hangman Island
Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Hangamn Islet” and “Hangmans Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moon Island and Peddocks Island.
Moon Island
Park
Moon Island is an island in Quincy Bay, in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States. It is the location of the Boston Fire Department Training Academy, and Boston Police Department shooting range.
Peddocks Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews… Peddocks Island is situated 1½ miles east of Hangman Island.
Hospital Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island. Hospital Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Hangman Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adams Shore and Germantown.
Adams Shore
Hamlet
Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located on the shore of Quincy Bay at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the Merrymount neighborhood. Adams Shore is situated 2 miles south of Hangman Island.
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 south of Hangman Island.
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. Fort Warren is situated 3 miles northeast of Hangman Island.
Hangman Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.2904° or 42° 17′ 25″ northLongitude
-70.97099° or 70° 58′ 16″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87JF72RH+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 29688634OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4938804Wikidata ID
Q5648065
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Hangman Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hangman Island”
- Dutch: “Hangman Island”
- German: “Hangman Island”
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