Fort Dawes
in Suffolk County of Massachusetts, United States
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (3 mi) - Laurence G Hanscom Field (19 mi)
- New Bedford Regional Airport (47 mi)
- Manchester Airport (47 mi)
- Worcester Regional Airport (47 mi)
- Theodore Francis Green State Airport (49 mi)
- Portsmouth International at Pease Airport (51 mi)
- Barnstable Municipal Boardman Polando Field (58 mi)
- Bradley International Airport (93 mi)
- Portland International Jetport Airport (95 mi)
- Bangor International Airport (200 mi)
- Winthrop Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Kelley Greens Golf Course (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Granite Links GC at Quarry Hills (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Presidents Golf Course (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Black Rock Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Mount Hood Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- South Shore Country Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- William J Devine Franklin Park GC (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Furnace Brook Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Larry Gannon Municipal Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Boston Harbor Marina (marina, (5 mi)
- Green Harbor Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Hawthorne Cove Marina (marina, (12 mi)
- Scituate Harbor Marina (marina, (16 mi)
- Taylor Marina (marina, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.350 and -70.956 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 21' 0" and W -70° 57' 23"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:05 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:36 am and 7:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.350 and 115.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Flinders Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Delve into Fort Dawes
Fort Dawes in Suffolk County (Massachusetts) is located in United States about 398 mi (or 641 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Fort Dawes is now 05:05 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 11 airports close to Fort Dawes, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 5 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Boston, Dedham, Taunton, Brentwood and Providence. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston at Logan Airport
Hilton Boston Logan Airport
Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Boston Logan Airport Chelsea
Four Points by Sheraton Boston Logan Airport Revere
Global Luxury Suites at Seaport East
SEAPORT BOSTON HOTEL
Herbivorian House
The Winthrop Arms Hotel
TownePlace Suites Boston Logan Airport/Chelsea
Videos from this area
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Winthrop MA Memorial Day Parade 2010.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.
Fort Strong
Fort Strong (1870 - 1960s) is located on Long Island in Boston Harbor. It was originally named Long Island Military Reservation until 1899. Camp Wightman, a Civil War training camp, was located on the island in 1861. At the end of the Civil War, the government decided to keep Fort Strong which had been located in East Boston, and move it to Long Island. It was officially designated in 1867 as being located on Long Island. In 1899, the fort was named after Maj. Gen.
Deer Island (Massachusetts)
Deer Island is a peninsula in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Since 1996 it is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Although still an island by name, Deer Island has been connected to the mainland since the former Shirley Gut channel, which once separated the island from the town of Winthrop, was filled in by the New England Hurricane of 1938.
Snake Island (Massachusetts)
Snake Island, also known as Bare Island, is an island in Boston Harbor. The island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and is situated in the inner harbor between the town of Winthrop and the reclaimed land that forms Logan International Airport. It is part of the Town of Winthrop. It is named for its serpentine shape, and has a permanent size of 3 acres, and rises to a height of 10 feet above sea level.
Yirrell Beach
Yirrell Beach is a main beach of Winthrop, Massachusetts. The southern part is also known as Point Shirley Beach, as the neighborhood is Point Shirley. Farther north is Winthrop Beach.
Deer Island Prison
The Deer Island Prison (c. 1880–1991) in Suffolk County, Massachusetts was located on Deer Island in Boston Harbor. Also known as the Deer Island House of Industry and later, House of Correction, it held people convicted of drunkenness, illegal possession of drugs, disorderly conduct, larceny, and other crimes subject to relatively short-term sentencing. When it closed in 1991, some 1,500 inmates were being held at Deer Island.
Directing point
The directing point (DP) was a term used in the U.S. Coast Artillery to identify a precisely surveyed point that was used as the point of reference for preparing the firing data used to aim the guns of a given Coast Artillery battery. Often the DP was taken as the pintle center of the right-most gun in a battery, as an observer looked over the battery towards the sea. In this case, the referenced gun was called the directing gun.
Submarine mines in U.S. harbor defense
The modern era of defending American harbors with submarine mines (originally referred to as "torpedos") began in the post-Civil War period. In 1866, the U.S. [Army Army] Corps of Engineers established the Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, NY. The first commander of this School, Maj.
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