Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center

Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center is a school in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center is situated nearby to Spectacle Island, as well as near the park Moon Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thompson Island and Moon Island.

Thompson Island

Island

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thompson Island, also known as Cathleen Stone Island, is a 170-acre island in the Dorchester Bay section of Boston Harbor, offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Moon Island

Park

Moon Island is an island in Quincy Bay, in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States. It is the location of the Boston Fire Department Training Academy, and Boston Police Department shooting range.

Spectacle Island

Island

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorchester Heights and South Boston.

Dorchester Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dorchester Heights is the central area of South Boston. It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown. Dorchester Heights is situated 2 miles northwest of Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center.

South Boston

Photo: Dale Cruse, CC BY 2.0.

Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with South Boston as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.

Seaport

Suburb

Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Seaport is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District. Seaport is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center.

Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center

Type: School
Category: education
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.31871° or 42° 19′ 7″ north

Longitude

-71.00644° or 71° 0′ 23″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87JC8X9V+FC

GeoNames ID

4952945

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