Long Island Head Light
Long Island Head Light is an historic lighthouse on Long Island in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The current brick tower is the fourth lighthouse on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Long Island Head Lighthouse” and “Long Island Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Strong and Deer Island Light.
Fort Strong
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Strong is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of Long Island in the Boston Harbor. The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s. Fort Strong is situated 490 feet east of Long Island Head Light.
Deer Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: RadioTheodric, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deer Island Light is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The actual light is 53 feet above Mean High Water. Its alternating white and red light is visible for 9 nautical miles. Deer Island Light is situated 3,600 feet north of Long Island Head Light.
Long Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Island is located in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.
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 1½ miles southeast of Long Island Head Light.
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.
Winthrop
Photo: Sean 2015, Public domain.
Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban town in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to the Boston Harbor, geographically nearby to the Logan International Airport.
Long Island Head Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.33022° or 42° 19′ 49″ northLongitude
-70.95767° or 70° 57′ 28″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Inception
1901Open location code
87JF82JR+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 257496039OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Long Island Head Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Long Island Head”
- French: “Phare de Long Island Head”
- German: “Long Island Head Light”
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