Georges Island
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Hospital 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.
Hospital Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, is a 11-acre island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island.
Peddocks Island
Park
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Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews… Peddocks Island is situated 2 miles south of Georges Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Gallops Island.
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.
Gallops Island
Suburb
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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.
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.
Georges Island
- Type: Suburb
- Description: island in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: island, park, recreation area, coastline, and locality
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31967° or 42° 19′ 11″ northLongitude
-70.92819° or 70° 55′ 42″ westOpen location code
87JF839C+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 29693867OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q5546831
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Georges Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Georges Island”
- Esperanto: “Georges Insulo”
- German: “Georges Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Warren and Georges Island.
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