Massachusetts Gazetteer
Governors Island is a physical feature (cape) in Suffolk County. The primary coordinates for Governors Island places it within the MA 02128 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Governors Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | 2.9 mi E of Boston C.H.; City of Boston. |
| History: | Originally an island named for Governor John Winthrop, the first grantee (MGB 1932). |
| County: | Suffolk County |
| Latitude: | 42.3520422 |
| Longitude: | -71.0078273 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Governors Island: Governors Island.
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 Governors Island does not include property ownership information.
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Boston, MA
(2.7 miles W) Winthrop, MA (2.7 miles NE) Chelsea, MA (3.1 miles NNW) Revere, MA (3.9 miles N) Everett, MA (4.5 miles NNW) |
Somerville, MA
(5.3 miles WNW) Cambridge, MA (5.3 miles WNW) Malden, MA (5.8 miles NNW) Brookline, MA (6 miles WSW) Hull, MA (6.1 miles SE) |
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City Point, MA
(1.4 miles SW) Fort Independence, MA (1.4 miles SSW) Jeffries Point, MA (1.4 miles NW) Court Park, MA (1.4 miles NNE) Winthrop, MA (1.9 miles NE) |
Cottage Park, MA
(1.9 miles NE) Point Shirley, MA (1.9 miles ENE) North End, MA (2.4 miles WNW) East Boston, MA (2.4 miles NW) Orient Heights, MA (2.4 miles N) |
