White Island State Historic Site
White Island State Historic Site in Rye, New Hampshire, protects 5 acres of White Island and the Isles of Shoals Light, an 1865 lighthouse and keeper's cottage. Access to White Island is by boat.- Type: Islet
- Description: historic site in the U.S. state of New Hampshire
- Also known as: “White Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isles of Shoals Light and Tucke Monument.
Isles of Shoals Light
Building
The Isles of Shoals Light, also known as "White Island Light", on White Island, in the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, was first built in 1821. The present structure was built in 1865. Isles of Shoals Light is situated 400 feet southeast of White Island State Historic Site.
Tucke Monument
Memorial
The Tucke Monument is a 46.5-foot-tall obelisk gravestone monument erected in 1914 to honor Reverend John Tucke. The monument is located on Star Island, New Hampshire, 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. Tucke Monument is situated 4,000 feet northeast of White Island State Historic Site.
Smuttynose Island
Islet
Smuttynose Island is a 27-acre island in the Isles of Shoals, a group of small islands and tidal ledges located 6 miles off the coast of New Hampshire and 7 miles off the coast of Maine, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport.
Gosport
Hamlet
Star Island is one of the Isles of Shoals that straddle the border between New Hampshire and Maine, 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 Appledore Island.
White Island State Historic Site
- Categories: state historic site in the United States, New Hampshire state park, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Town of Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.96807° or 42° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
-70.62425° or 70° 37′ 27″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87JFX99G+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 30405647OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q29641817
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“White Island State Historic Site” goes by many names.
- French: “White Island State Historic Site”
- German: “White Island State Historic Site”
- Spanish: “White Island State Historic Site”
- Swedish: “White Island State Historic Site”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Square Rock and Lunging Island.
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