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.- Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Also known as“Hangamn Islet”“Hangmans Island”
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Moon Island
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Peddocks Island
Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor.
1½ miles east of Hangman Island
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Hamlets in the Area
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Adams Shore
Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts.
2 miles south of Hangman Island
Germantown
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts.
2½ miles south of Hangman Island
Fort Warren
Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor.
3 miles northeast of Hangman Island
Hangman Island
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Latitude
42.2904° or 42° 17′ 25″ north
Longitude
-70.97099° or 70° 58′ 16″ west
Open location code
87JF72RH+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
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