Deer Island Light
Deer Island Light is a building in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Deer Island Light is situated nearby to the cliff Long Island Head, as well as near the hamlet Fort Warren.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Deer Island Light and Long Island Head Light.
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.
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 3,600 feet south of Deer Island 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. Fort Strong is situated 3,700 feet south of Deer Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Warren and Winthrop.
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 2 miles southeast of Deer Island Light.
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.
Deer Island Light
- Type: Building
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.33983° or 42° 20′ 23″ northLongitude
-70.95452° or 70° 57′ 16″ westOpen location code
87JF82QW+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 713437641OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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