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.

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 Gallops Island and Lovells Island.

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.

Lovells Island

Suburb

Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.

Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in Massachusetts. The island is across The Narrows from Georges Island and some 7 miles offshore of downtown Boston. Lovells Island is situated 1½ miles east of Long Island Head Light.

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.

Long Island Head Light

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.33022° or 42° 19′ 49″ north

Longitude

-70.95767° or 70° 57′ 28″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Inception

1901

Open location code

87JF82JR+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 257496039

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

4942416

Wikidata ID

Q6672695

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