Nubble Channel

Nubble Channel is a channel in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Nubble Channel is situated nearby to the suburb Gallops Island, as well as near Lovells Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Fort Strong.

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 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.

Long Island Head Light

Lighthouse

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.

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.

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.

Nubble Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.32927° or 42° 19′ 45″ north

Longitude

-70.94949° or 70° 56′ 58″ west

Open location code

87JF83H2+P6

GeoNames ID

4946003

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Satellite Map

Discover Nubble Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Dawes and Fort Andrews.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nixes Mate and Long Island Head.

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