Raccoon Island

Raccoon Island is an in the area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just offshore of Hough's Neck in the city of .
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Photo: Chris7207, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Racoon Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grape Island and United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum.

Islet
Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.
is an in the area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is part of the territory of the town of .

Museum
Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
The is a private non-profit museum in featuring USS Salem, a heavy cruiser docked at the former Fore River Shipyard where she was laid down in 1945. is situated 2 miles southwest of Raccoon Island.

Park
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is one of the largest islands in . 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 … is situated 2 miles north of Raccoon Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Germantown and Adams Shore.

Hamlet
is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of . The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of . It is located on the shore of 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 neighborhood. is situated 2 miles west of Raccoon Island.

Photo: Marcbela, CC0.
is a city in , United States. It is one of 13 municipalities in the state to have city forms of government while retaining "town of" in their official names.

Raccoon Island

Latitude
42.26288° or 42° 15′ 46″ north
Longitude
-70.94755° or 70° 56′ 51″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87JF7372+5X
Geo­Names ID
4948320
Wiki­data ID
Q7278858
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Raccoon Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Raccoon Island”
  • Dutch: “Raccoon Island”
  • German: “Raccoon Island”

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Localities in the Area

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