Long Island

Long Island is located in , . The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
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Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Park
  • Description: island in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Long Island, Boston” and “Long Island, Massachusetts”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Long Island Head Light and Hospital Island.

Lighthouse
is an historic lighthouse on Long Island in , Boston, Massachusetts. The current brick tower is the fourth lighthouse on the island.

Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainsford Island, formerly known , Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre in the , situated between Long Island and .

Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of Long Island in the . The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gallops Island and Fort Warren.

Suburb
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Gallups Island, is an in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between and Long Island, and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston.

Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic fort on the 28-acre at the entrance to . 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. is situated 2 miles east of Long Island.

Suburb
is one of the islands in the , 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. is situated 2 miles east of Long Island.

Long Island

Latitude
42.32063° or 42° 19′ 14″ north
Longitude
-70.96544° or 70° 57′ 56″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87JF82CM+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29691408
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Geo­Names ID
4942412
Wiki­data ID
Q6672647
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Long Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Long Island”
  • Chinese: “長島”
  • Esperanto: “Longinsulo”
  • German: “Long Island”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lovells Island and Fort Andrews.

Notable Places Nearby

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