Hospital Shoal

Hospital Shoal is a bar in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Hospital Shoal is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Warren, as well as near the suburb Georges Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Hospital Island.

Boston Harbor Islands

Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.

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.

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…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Warren and Georges 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.

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.

Gallops Island

Suburb

Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Hospital Shoal

Type: Bar
Description: char in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Categories: char and landform
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.31399° or 42° 18′ 50″ north

Longitude

-70.94116° or 70° 56′ 28″ west

Open location code

87JF8375+HG

GeoNames ID

4939968

Wikidata ID

Q49617689

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In Other Languages

“Hospital Shoal” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hospital Shoal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Andrews and Pemberton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nantasket Roads and Georges Island.

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