Deer Island, Southern End - Boston, MA
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NorStar
N 42° 20.658 W 070° 57.209
19T E 339089 N 4689852
This is quite possibly the best mainland view of the Boston Harbor Islands and the Atlantic Ocean with binoculars.
Waymark Code: WMF7AE
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2012
Views: 4
On Boston's Deer Island, on the southern tip, is a binocular station where you feel right out there with the harbor and the open Atlantic Ocean. And you are.
The binoculars are located at a sharp point at the extreme southern end of the peninsula, which, at one time was separate from land. The point is part of the park, which is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park and Recreational Area. You can access the park either by car via Winthrop (get a map to understand how to get there), or by passenger ferry.
The station has quite a view. Behind (north) is Deer Island Sewage Treatment Facility. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, where you can see the Graves and the grey form of Graves Lighthouse. To the southeast are the Brewster Islands and Boston Lighthouse. To the south and southwest are the Inner Harbor Islands. To the west, further away, is the Boston skyline.
Cost to Operate: Free
Primary Vista: Boston Harbor Islands
Number of devices at the site: 1
Other Vistas at the location:
Boston cityscape and Outer Harbor Islands.
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