Brewster Islands is a physical feature (island) in Suffolk County. The primary coordinates for Brewster Islands places it within the MA 02152 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Brewster Islands |
Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Island |
Description: | In Massachusetts Bay 2 mi N of Hull including Great Brewster, Little Brewster, Middle Brewster and Outer Brewster Islands; City of Boston. |
History: | "Named for Elder Brewster (MGB 1932). The name was published as ""The Brewsters,"" ""Brewster's Islands"" and ""Bruster's Rocks"" by S G Drake in 1856. The islands were granted about 1644 to the Town of Hull by the General Court but were later claimed by the City of Boston. The islands were taken over by the Commonwealth of MA by eminent domain (US-T121)." |
County: | Suffolk County |
Latitude: | 42.3375987 |
Longitude: | -70.8883798 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Brewster Islands: Brewster Islands.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Brewster Islands does not include property ownership information.
Hull, MA
(2.7 miles SSW) Winthrop Town city, MA (4.9 miles NW) Nahant, MA (6.3 miles NNW) Hingham, MA (6.6 miles S) Revere, MA (8 miles NW) |
Quincy, MA
(8.2 miles SW) Chelsea, MA (8.3 miles WNW) Boston, MA (8.9 miles W) Swampscott, MA (9.4 miles N) Lynn, MA (9.5 miles NNW) |
Allerton, MA
(2.4 miles S) Stony Beach, MA (2.4 miles SSW) Windemere, MA (2.4 miles S) Fort Revere, MA (2.4 miles SSW) Fort Warren, MA (2.4 miles WSW) |
Bayside, MA
(2.7 miles S) Pemberton, MA (2.7 miles SSW) Fort Duvall, MA (2.7 miles S) Waveland, MA (3.1 miles S) Fort Andrews, MA (3.4 miles SW) |