Lovell Island
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.Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Lovell’s Island”, “Lovells Island”, and “Lovels Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Fort Standish.
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.
Fort Standish
Fort
Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Standish was a coastal fort completed in 1907 and located on Lovell's Island in Massachusetts. Named after Myles Standish, the fort would serve to host up to 7 batteries until it was disarmed and deactivated in 1947.
Gallops Island
Park
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.
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.
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.
Lovell Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32927° or 42° 19′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.92866° or 70° 55′ 43″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87JF83HC+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 358273720OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Lovell Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lovell Island”
- German: “Lovells Island”
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