Powder House
Powder House is a building in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Powder House is situated nearby to Fort Warren, as well as near the park Georges Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Georges Island.
Boston Harbor Islands
Photo: Godsendlemiwinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.
Georges Island
Park
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.
Gallops Island
Park
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gallops Island, also known as Gallups Island, is an island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between Georges Island and Long Island, and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston.
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.
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.
Powder House
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.31996° or 42° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
-70.92768° or 70° 55′ 40″ westOpen location code
87JF839C+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 212121742OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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