White Island

White Island is an island in , , . White Island is situated nearby to the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include White Island State Historic Site and Isles of Shoals Light.

Islet
Photo: Nancy, CC BY 2.0.
in , , protects 5 acres of White Island and the , an 1865 lighthouse and keeper's cottage. Access to White Island is by boat.

Building
Photo: Nancy, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as "White Island Light", on White Island, in the , , was first built in 1821. The present structure was built in 1865.

Memorial
The is a 46.5-foot-tall obelisk gravestone monument erected in 1914 to honor Reverend John Tucke. The monument is located on , , where Tucke was a minister, judge, educator, physician, and in his probate record, "owner" of a 12-year-old black girl by the name of Diana, valued at 20 pounds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport.

Hamlet
Star Island is one of the that straddle the border between and , approximately 7 miles from the mainland. It is the largest of the four islands that are located in New Hampshire at 38 acres and the second largest overall, after .

White Island

Latitude
42.96837° or 42° 58′ 6″ north
Longitude
-70.62537° or 70° 37′ 31″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
87JFX99F+8V
Geo­Names ID
5094612
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Satellite Map

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