Quarantine Rocks

Quarantine Rocks is an islet in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Quarantine Rocks is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Andrews, as well as near the suburb Gallops Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Hospital Island.

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.

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.

Long Island

Park

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 Gallops Island and Fort Warren.

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. Gallops Island is situated 1½ miles northeast of Quarantine Rocks.

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 1½ miles northeast of Quarantine Rocks.

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 1½ miles northeast of Quarantine Rocks.

Quarantine Rocks

Type: Islet
Categories: char, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.30754° or 42° 18′ 27″ north

Longitude

-70.95742° or 70° 57′ 27″ west

Open location code

87JF825V+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 816346542

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4948211

Wikidata ID

Q49620696

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Cebuano: “Quarantine Rocks”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rainsford Island Cemetery and St Marys Cemetary.

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