Shag Rocks are barren rocks situated 8 nautical miles offshore of Custom House Tower in downtown Boston, in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and within the city limits of Boston. The rocks are northeast of

Little Brewster Island Little Brewster Island is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is best known as the location of Boston Light, one of only five remaining Coast Guard-staffed lighthouses in the United States, and an impo ...

and east of Great Brewster Island and have been the site of several shipwrecks.

Boston Light Boston Light is a lighthouse located on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The first lighthouse to be built on the site dates back to 1716, and was the first lighthouse to be built in what is now the United States. The c ...

on Little Brewster Island warns mariners to steer clear of the rocks. Public access is impractical.

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Boston Harbor islands Islands of Massachusetts Islands of Suffolk County, Massachusetts {{Boston-geo-stub