Spectacle Island, Outer Boston Harbor, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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Spectacle Island, Outer Boston Harbor, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

From collection Place

In Boston Harbor between Long and Thompson Islands 4.5 mi SE of Boston C.H.; City of Boston. Spectacle Island is owned by the City of Boston and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and is part of Boston Harbor Island National and State Park.

Elevation

66 feet

Latitude (decimal)

42.3250984

Longitude (decimal)

-70.9869932

Authoritative Source

U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) at U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), ( https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names : accessed 19 September 2025). Entered placename and selected filters to find domestic name approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.

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Debris on beach

Color slide of two people walking along a debris strewn beach. In the distance there is a crane on an oppisite shore. On the left of the frame there is a short smokestack. Notation on the slide reads: Spectacle Island Boston Harbor From fo…