Quarantine Rocks
Quarantine Rocks is an islet in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Quarantine Rocks is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Andrews, as well as near Fort Warren.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Quarantine Island.
Boston Harbor Islands
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The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.
Quarantine Island
Park
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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.
Long Island
Park
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Long Island is located in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
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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 1½ miles northeast of Quarantine Rocks.
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.
Adams Shore
Hamlet
Adams Shore is a neighborhood of Quincy, Massachusetts. It is located on the shore of Quincy Bay 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 Merrymount neighborhood. Adams Shore is situated 3½ miles southwest of Quarantine Rocks.
Quarantine Rocks
- Type: Islet
- Categories: Char (River Island), coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.30754° or 42° 18′ 27″ northLongitude
-70.95742° or 70° 57′ 27″ westOpen location code
87JF825V+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 816346542OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Quarantine Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quarantine Rocks”
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Localities in the Area
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