Raccoon Island (Massachusetts)

View of Raccoon Island from across the Weymouth Fore River, in North Weymouth, Ma. (Peddock's Island in background)

Raccoon Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, situated just offshore of Hough's Neck in the city of Quincy. The island has a permanent size of just under 4 acres (16,000 m²), and is composed of bedrock outcroppings which reach an elevation of 30 feet (9.1 m) above sea level. The island is characterized by gravel beaches and rocky slopes. While it is possible to walk to the island at low tide, public access is discouraged.^[1]

References

↑ "Raccoon Island Factsheet". Raccoon Island - National Parks System. Retrieved October 7, 2006.

Coordinates: 42°15′46.01″N 70°56′51.33″W / 42.2627806°N 70.9475917°W / 42.2627806; -70.9475917

Islands in Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Boston	Apple Calf Castle Deer Gallops Georges Governors The Graves Great Brewster Green Little Brewster Little Calf Long Lovells Martin Ledge Middle Brewster Nixes Mate Noddle's Outer Brewster Rainsford Shag Rocks Spectacle Thompson

Hingham	Bumpkin Island Button Langlee Ragged Sarah

Hull	Peddocks Spinnaker

Quincy	Hangman Moon Nut Raccoon

Weymouth	Grape Sheep Slate

Winthrop	Snake

Italics indicate former islands

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