Snake Island
Snake Island, also known as Bare Island, is an island in Boston Harbor. The island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated in the inner harbor between the town of Winthrop and the reclaimed land that forms Logan International Airport.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Logan International Airport and Apple Island.
Boston Logan International Airport
Boston Logan International Airport is modern, clean, easy to navigate, and the primary gateway to Boston and New England. ☏ +1-800-23-LOGAN…Apple Island
Island
Apple Island was an island in Boston Harbor in Massachusetts, one of five islands that were integrated with landfill over the years to form East Boston and Logan International Airport.
Great Hunger Memorial
Memorial
The Great Hunger Memorial is a 16-foot tall Celtic cross located on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. In the late 1840s, the Boston Corporation erected a hospital on the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winthrop and Orient Heights.
Winthrop
Orient Heights
Neighborhood
Orient Heights is a historic section of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is commonly considered part of East Boston; it is Boston's northernmost and northeasternmost neighborhood. Orient Heights is situated 2 miles northwest of Snake Island.
Snake Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36579° or 42° 21′ 57″ north
Longitude
-70.97964° or 70° 58′ 47″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JF928C+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Snake Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Snake Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Snake Island”
- Dutch: “Snake Island”
- German: “Snake Island”
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Localities in the Area
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