The Narrows

The Narrows is a channel in , . The Narrows is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Long Island Head Light.

Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The are a group of thirty-four islands in that are a unit of the United States National Park System.

Lighthouse
is an historic lighthouse on in , Boston, Massachusetts. The current brick tower is the fourth lighthouse on the island.

Fort
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is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of in the . The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gallops Island and Lovells Island.

Suburb
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, also known as Gallups Island, is an in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between and , and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston.

Suburb
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, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in . The island is across The Narrows from and some 7 miles offshore of downtown .

Suburb
is one of the islands in the , situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level.

The Narrows

Latitude
42.32704° or 42° 19′ 37″ north
Longitude
-70.93283° or 70° 55′ 58″ west
Open location code
87JF83G8+RV
Geo­Names ID
4944957
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