Bumpkin Island

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Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. In 1902, Albert Burrage, a Boston philanthropist, had a summer hospital opened on the island for children with physical disabilities. During World War I the island was used by the U.S. Navy. Starting around 1940, the island was used as a facility for polio patients. However, the hospital closed during World War II and burned down in 1945. Since 1996, it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island has an area of 30 acres, plus an intertidal zone of a further 31 acres. It is composed of a central drumlin with an elevation of 70 feet above sea level, surrounded by a rock-strewn shoreline. A sand spit, exposed at low tide, connects the eastern end of the island to Sunset Point in Hull. ()

Area: 61.78 acres (0.0965 mi²)Coordinates: 42°16'52"N, 70°53'59"W

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MassachusettsUnited States

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

Nearby attractions include: Paragon Park Carousel, Nantasket Beach, Boston Light, Old Ship Church.

2.3 miE
Amusement, Theme park, Amusement park
Paragon Park Carousel, Hull
60 min walk • Step back in time with a visit to the Paragon Park Carousel, a treasured piece of Americana located in the coastal town of Hull, Massachusetts. This classic amusement park ride, a centerpiece of the historic Paragon Park, offers a delightful experience for visitors of...
1.5 miNE
Beach
Nantasket Beach, Hull
39 min walk • Nantasket Beach is a beach in the town of Hull, Massachusetts. It is part of the Nantasket Beach Reservation, administered by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.
3.3 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Boston Light, Boston
84 min walk • Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States.
2.8 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old Ship Church, Hingham
72 min walk • The Old Ship Church is a Puritan church built in 1681 in Hingham, Massachusetts. It is the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meetinghouse in America.
2.8 miS
Theater
Loring Hall Cinema, Hingham
72 min walk • Loring Hall Cinema is a historic building located in downtown Hingham, Massachusetts. The cinema was originally opened in 1852 as a meeting hall with the intent to provide the town with a suitable building for lectures, picnics, and social meetings of all kinds.
1.6 miN
Village, View point, Forts and castles
Fort Revere, Hull
42 min walk • Fort Revere is an 8-acre historic site situated on a small peninsula located in Hull, Massachusetts. It is situated on Telegraph Hill in Hull Village and contains the remains of two seacoast fortifications, one from the American Revolution and one that served 1898–1947.
1.7 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull
45 min walk • Point Allerton Lifesaving Station is a historic building of the United States Life-Saving Service at 1117 Nantasket Avenue in Hull, Massachusetts. The service was eventually merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard.
1.7 miN
Observation decks and towers, Historical place, Lookout
Fort Revere Park, Hull
43 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.
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Warren, Boston
78 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.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Andrews, Quincy
52 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.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Cliff, Park
World's End, Hull
32 min walk • World's End is a 251-acre park and conservation area located on a peninsula in Hingham, Massachusetts. The peninsula is bordered by the Weir River to the North and East and Hingham Harbor to the West.