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Moon Island

Moon Island is an island in , in the middle of Boston Harbor, , United States. It is the location of the Boston Fire Department Training Academy, and Boston Police Department shooting range.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Mennens Moon” and “Mennens Moone”

Places of Interest

Highlights include John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and Thompson Island.

Museum
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the presidential library and of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. is situated 2½ miles west of Moon Island.

Island
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Cathleen Stone Island, is a 170-acre island in the section of , offshore from , .

Island
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 114-acre in , 4 miles offshore of downtown Boston, . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Quincy and Adams Shore.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of . It is separated from the city of by the , and borders the Quincy neighborhoods of , and . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Moon Island.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of . It is located on the shore of at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the neighborhood. is situated 3 miles south of Moon Island.

Neighborhood
Photo: Boston City Archives, CC BY 2.0.
is a district in the southeastern corner of , , United States. The Indians were the original inhabitants of this district and in 1646 John Eliot preached unsuccessfully to the Native American community in Lower Mills led by Sachem Cutshamekin before the tribe moved to Ponkapoag. is situated 3 miles southwest of Moon Island.

Moon Island

Latitude
42.30579° or 42° 18′ 21″ north
Longitude
-70.99151° or 70° 59′ 29″ west
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
87JF8245+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1327419264
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
4944426
Wiki­data ID
Q15255939
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Moon Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزر القمر ماساتشوستس”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة القمر”
  • Cebuano: “Moon Island”
  • Dutch: “Moon Island”
  • German: “Moon Island”

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Highlights include Moon Island Sewage Facility and Boston Police Moon Island Firing Range.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moon Island”. Photo: papadunes, CC BY-SA 3.0.