Calf Islands

Calf Islands is an island in Suffolk, Massachusetts. Calf Islands is situated nearby to the suburb Lovells Island, as well as near Georges Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Calf Island and Middle Brewster Island.

Little Calf Island

Park

Little Calf Island is a small rocky island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, some 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Middle Brewster Island is a rugged outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, located 9 miles offshore from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 13 acres, reaches a height of 52 feet above sea level, and is bounded by sharp cliffs and sunken crags.

Green Island

Park

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Green Island, also known as North Brewster Island, is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lovells Island and Georges Island.

Lovells Island

Suburb

Photo: MBTafan2011, CC BY 3.0.

Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in Massachusetts. The island is across The Narrows from Georges Island and some 7 miles offshore of downtown Boston. Lovells Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Calf Islands.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level. Georges Island is situated 2½ miles southwest of Calf Islands.

Fort Warren

Hamlet

Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Fort Warren is situated 2½ miles southwest of Calf Islands.

Calf Islands

Type: Island
Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.34371° or 42° 20′ 37″ north

Longitude

-70.89532° or 70° 53′ 43″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JF84V3+FV

GeoNames ID

5281010

Wikidata ID

Q49634462

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In Other Languages

“Calf Islands” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Calf Islands (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
Cebuano: “Calf Islands”

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