Outer Brewster Island
Outer Brewster Island, also known as Outward Island, is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated some 10 miles offshore of downtown Boston.Photo: Fish Cop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Little Brewster Island”, “Little Brusters Island”, “Outward Brewster”, and “The Brewsters”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Brewster Island and Little Calf Island.
Middle Brewster Island
Park
Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, located 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 13 acres, reaches a height of 52 feet above sea level, and is bounded by sharp cliffs and sunken crags.
Little Calf Island
Park
Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts.
Great Brewster Island
Park
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Brewster Island is one of the outer islands in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated some 9 miles offshore of 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.
Outer Brewster Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.34216° or 42° 20′ 32″ northLongitude
-70.8782° or 70° 52′ 42″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87JF84RC+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1196897438OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Outer Brewster Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Outer Brewster Island”
- German: “Outer Brewster Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windemere and Allerton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outer Brewster Island and Flying Place.
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