Spectacle Island
Spectacle Island is a 114-acre island in Boston Harbor, 4 miles offshore of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the city of Boston. The island has a varied history, and today is a public park with a marina, visitor center, lifeguarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails, forming part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 feet (20 metres)
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Spectacle Island
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Latitude
42.32533° or 42° 19′ 31″ north
Longitude
-70.98704° or 70° 59′ 13″ west
Open location code
87JF82G7+45
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Spectacle Island” goes by many names.
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