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 suburb Gallops Island.

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 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 Gallops Island and Lovells Island.

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

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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. Lovells Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Deer Island Light.

Fort Warren

Hamlet

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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.

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″ north

Longitude

-70.95452° or 70° 57′ 16″ west

Open location code

87JF82QW+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 713437641

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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