Rainsford Island, Boston

Name: Rainsford Island
Address: Boston, United States

#642 among attractions in Boston

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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. The island is composed of two drumlins, reaching an elevation of 49 feet above sea level. The shoreline is predominantly rocky with a sandy cove in the south side, and a variety of wildflowers abound. Access is by private boat only. Since 1996 it has been part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. ()

Area: 21.5 acres (0.0336 mi²)Coordinates: 42°18'42"N, 70°57'15"W

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Rainsford Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, Lovells Island.

1.9 miNW
Lighthouse, Island, Beach
Spectacle Island, Boston
48 min walk • The Spectacle Island Range Lights were a pair of range lights on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. They were established in 1897 and discontinued in 1913 after changes in the entrance channels to the harbor made them obsolete.
2.2 miN
Harbor
Boston Harbor, Boston
56 min walk • Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeastern United States.
1.9 miNW
Lighthouse
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, Boston
49 min walk • The Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights were a pair of lighthouses in Boston Harbor. They were removed around 1950 when the channel they helped to mark was superseded by a parallel channel to the north.
1.8 miNE
Lighthouse, Island, Beach
Lovells Island, Boston
47 min walk • The Lovells Island Range Lights were range lights on Lovells Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. They were built in 1903 to help vessels coming into what is now called "South Channel".
2.5 miE
Observation decks and towers, Historical place, Lookout
Fort Revere Park, Hull
65 min walk • Fort Revere Park is a state-owned historic site and public recreation area situated on a small peninsula in the town of Hull, Massachusetts.
1.3 miN
Lighthouse
Long Island Head Light, Boston
33 min walk • 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.
1.4 miW
Bridge
Long Island Bridge, Boston
37 min walk • The Long Island Bridge, sometimes referred to as the Long Island Viaduct, was a bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, that connected Long Island to Moon Island.
1.9 miN
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Deer Island Light, Boston
50 min walk • 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.
1.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Warren, Boston
38 min walk • 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.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Andrews, Quincy
38 min walk • Fort Andrews was created in 1897 as part of the Coast Defenses of Boston, Massachusetts. Construction began in 1898 and the fort was substantially complete by 1904.
0.6 miNE
Area
Boston Harbor Islands, Boston
17 min walk • The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a national recreation area situated among the islands of Boston Harbor of Boston, Massachusetts.