Fort Warren
Fort Warren is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Wampatuck Hill stands 103 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Georges Island, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre (110,000 m2) Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The name was transferred in 1833 from the first Fort Warren – built in 1808 – which was renamed Fort Winthrop. Fort Warren is a pentagonal bastion fort, made with stone and granite, and was constructed from 1833 to 1861, completed shortly after the beginning of the American Civil War. Fort Warren defended the harbor in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1861 through the end of World War II, and during the Civil War served as a prison for Confederate officers and government officials, including Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. The fort remained active through the Spanish–American War and World War I, and was re-activated during World War II. It was permanently decommissioned in 1947, and is now a tourist site. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as a masterpiece of coastal engineering of the pre-Civil War period, and for its role in the Civil War.
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Dates from 1833.
Wikidata Q2287837, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Georges Island: 0.1 mi
- Lovells Island: 0.6 mi
- Gallops Island: 0.7 mi
- Captain Cleverly's Park: 1.4 mi
- Rainsford Island: 1.5 mi
- Civil War-era Castmate: 0.5 mi
- Lighthouse Depot Wharf: 0.6 mi
- Battery Vincent: 0.7 mi
- Fort Andrews: 1.4 mi
- Battery Ward: 1.5 mi
- Windmill Point Boathouse: 1.2 mi
- Hull Lifesaving Museum: 1.7 mi
- Winthrop Public Library and Museum: 4.9 mi
- Paragon Park Museum and Museum Shop: 5.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hull Village Beach: 1.4 mi
- Nantasket Beach: 3.4 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 3.7 mi
- Edgewater Drive Beach: 3.8 mi
- Nantasket Beach: 4.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.6 mi
- Allerton Hill: 2.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cottage Hill: 3.9 mi
- White Head: 4.2 mi
- The Graves: 4.3 mi
- Bouve Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Fee Pond Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
- Crow Point Lane Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Stodders Neck: 4.9 mi
- Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.8 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 5.4 mi
- Sunflowers for Vincent: 5.9 mi
- Constitution Common: 6.1 mi
- Fight the Rise: 6.1 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.8 mi
- USS Salem: 5.8 mi
- United First Parish Church: 6.1 mi
- Hood Milk Bottle: 6.6 mi
- Boston Wharf Co. Sign: 6.6 mi
- Columbia Point Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Albert 'Junior' Lombardi Garden: 6.2 mi
- Joseph Ciampa Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Eastie Farm: 6.5 mi
- East Head: 1.3 mi
- Middle Head: 1.6 mi
- Long Island Head: 1.6 mi
- West Head: 2.5 mi
- Nut Island: 3.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 5.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Boathouse: 1.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 1.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 2.0 mi
- Boston Light: 2.0 mi
- Rainshed: 2.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 7.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
- Haywardville: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Fort Warren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wampatuck Hill | SW 224° | 103 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | SW 225° | 95 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SW 223° | 90 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 219° | 74 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Crags | SW 224° | 71 m | 8.3 mi |
| Great Dome | SW 228° | 64 m | 8.5 mi |
| Penns Hill | SSW 211° | 61 m | 6.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SE 145° | 57 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/7616159719
Day trips start here
- Boston Harbor Islands · 2 mi
- Hull · 2 mi
- Winthrop · 5 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 6 mi
- Boston/South Boston · 6 mi
- Hingham · 6 mi
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