Peddocks Island

Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews…

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Type: Park
Description: island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Paddocks Island”, “Peddock Island”, “Peddock’s Island”, “Pedocks Island”, “Pethick’s Island”, “Pettick’s Island”, “Petticks Island”, “Pettocks Island”, “Pettucks Island”, and “Puttock Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sheep Island and Hospital Island.

Sheep Island

Island

Sheep Island is a small uninhabited island of about 3.2 acres in Hingham Bay, an outer arm of Boston Harbor. It is within the bounds of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

Hospital Island

Park

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island.

Hangman Island

Islet

Hangman Island, also known as Hayman's Island, is an island in the Quincy Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is a barren outcrop of bedrock, with a permanent size of half an acre rising to only three feet above sea level, plus an intertidal zone of a further 5 acres. Hangman Island is situated 1½ miles west of Peddocks Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Fort Warren.

Hull

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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.

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. Fort Warren is situated 2 miles north of Peddocks Island.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, 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. Georges Island is situated 2 miles north of Peddocks Island.

Peddocks Island

Categories: island, recreation area, and coastline
Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.29389° or 42° 17′ 38″ north

Longitude

-70.93839° or 70° 56′ 18″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87JF73V6+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29690957

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

GeoNames ID

4946928

Wikidata ID

Q1281334

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Peddocks Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Peddocks Island”
Dutch: “Peddocks Island”
French: “Peddocks Island”
German: “Peddocks Island”

Localities in the Area

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