Little Brewster Island
Little Brewster Island is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is best known as the location of Boston Light, one of only five remaining Coast Guard-staffed lighthouses in the United States, and an important navigation aid for traffic to and from the Port of Boston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Becon Island”, “Brewster Island”, “House Island”, “Light House Island”, “Light-house Island”, “Lighthouse Island”, and “The Brewsters”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Lighthouse and Great Brewster Island.
Boston Lighthouse
Building
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island 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.
Great Brewster Island
Park
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Brewster Island is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some 9 miles offshore of downtown Boston.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hull and Fort Warren.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
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 2 miles west of Little Brewster Island.
Little Brewster Island
- Categories: island, park, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32809° or 42° 19′ 41″ northLongitude
-70.89065° or 70° 53′ 26″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87JF84H5+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 29693776OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Little Brewster Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Little Brewster Island”
- German: “Beacon Island”
- German: “Little Brewster Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windemere and Stony Beach.
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Highlights include Shag Rocks and Flying Place.
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