Spectacle Island is a 114-acre island in Boston Harbor, 4 miles offshore of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the city of Boston. The island has a varied history, and today is a public park with a marina, visitor center, lifeguarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails, forming part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

Governors Island

Island

Governors Island was an island in Boston Harbor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island was subsumed by land reclamation for the construction and extension of Logan International Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winthrop and Dorchester Heights.

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.

Dorchester Heights

Neighborhood

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Dorchester Heights is the central area of South Boston. It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown. Dorchester Heights is situated 2½ miles west of Lower Middle.

Jeffries Point

Neighborhood

East Boston, nicknamed Eastie, is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which was annexed by the city of Boston in 1836. Neighboring communities include Winthrop, Revere, and Chelsea. Jeffries Point is situated 2½ miles northwest of Lower Middle.

Lower Middle

Type: Bar
Categories: bar and landform
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.33954° or 42° 20′ 22″ north

Longitude

-70.99533° or 70° 59′ 43″ west

Open location code

87JF82Q3+RV

GeoNames ID

4942686

Wikidata ID

Q49618693

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In Other Languages

“Lower Middle” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Lower Middle (piliw sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
Cebuano: “Lower Middle”

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