Battery Hitchcock
Battery Hitchcock is a fort in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Battery Hitchcock is situated nearby to the fort Battery Ward, as well as near Fort Strong.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Strong and Long Island Head Light.
Fort Strong
Fort
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Fort Strong is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of Long Island in the Boston Harbor. The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s.
Long Island Head Light
Lighthouse
Long Island Head Light is an historic lighthouse on Long Island in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The current brick tower is the fourth lighthouse on the island. Long Island Head Light is situated 670 feet west of Battery Hitchcock.
Deer Island Light
Lighthouse
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Deer Island Light is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The actual light is 53 feet above Mean High Water. Its alternating white and red light is visible for 9 nautical miles. Deer Island Light is situated 3,700 feet north of Battery Hitchcock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.
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 1½ miles southeast of Battery Hitchcock.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
Winthrop
Photo: Sean 2015, Public domain.
Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban town in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to the Boston Harbor, geographically nearby to the Logan International Airport.
Battery Hitchcock
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.32975° or 42° 19′ 47″ northLongitude
-70.95528° or 70° 57′ 19″ westOpen location code
87JF82HV+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7616223317OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
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