Great Hunger Memorial, Boston

#390 among attractions in Boston

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The Great Hunger Memorial is a 16-foot tall Celtic cross located on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. ()

Coordinates: 42°21'7"N, 70°57'52"W

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Winthrop (Deer Island)Boston United States

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Great Hunger Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.7 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Leader Bank Pavilion, Boston
94 min walk • The Leader Bank Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater located in Boston, Massachusetts, used for concerts. It seats 5,000. Its season runs from May until October. The venue originally opened in August 1994 near Fan Pier.
2.2 miSW
Lighthouse, Island, Beach
Spectacle Island, Boston
57 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.
0.7 miS
Harbor
Boston Harbor, Boston
18 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.
2 miSW
Lighthouse
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, Boston
51 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 They were removed around 1950 when the channel they helped to mark was superseded by a parallel channel to the north.
1.5 miS
Lighthouse
Long Island Head Light, Boston
40 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 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Deer Island Light, Boston
26 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.
1.9 miNW
City, Area
Winthrop, Boston
48 min walk • 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 community in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to Boston Harbor, close to Logan International Airport.
2.2 miS
Island
Long Island, Boston
56 min walk • Long Island is located in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island is part of the City of Boston, and of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The island is 1.75 miles long and covers 225 acres.
2.2 miSW
Island
Spectacle Island, Boston
57 min walk • Spectacle Island is a 114-acre island in Boston Harbor, 4 miles offshore of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the city of Boston.
3.2 miNW
42°22'56"N • 71°0'42"W
Porrazzo Skating Arena, Boston
82 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
2.2 miSE
Island
Gallops Island, Boston
56 min walk • 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.