Spectacle Island, Boston

Name: Spectacle Island
Address: Boston, United States

#648 among attractions in Boston

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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. The island has a varied history, and today is a public park with a marina, visitor center, cafe, lifeguarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails, forming part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is served all year by ferries from Boston, and on weekends and summer weekdays by a shuttle boat to and from nearby islands. ()

Area: 113.67 acres (0.1776 mi²)Coordinates: 42°19'29"N, 70°59'12"W

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

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

1.5 miNW
Park, Island, Historical place
Castle Island, Boston
39 min walk • Castle Island is a peninsula in South Boston on the shore of Boston Harbor. In 1928, Castle Island was connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land and is thus no longer an island.
~0 ftN
Lighthouse, Island, Beach
Spectacle Island, Boston
1 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.
1.6 miNE
Harbor
Boston Harbor, Boston
41 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.
~1130 ftN
Lighthouse
Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights, Boston
6 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 They were removed around 1950 when the channel they helped to mark was superseded by a parallel channel to the north.
1.1 miS
Bridge
Long Island Bridge, Boston
30 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.
1.1 miE
Island
Long Island, Boston
28 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.
1.4 miSW
Island
Thompson Island, Boston
35 min walk • Thompson Island is an island in the Boston Harbor, about 1 mile offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The island is managed by the Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, a non-profit education organization.