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, the only remaining manned lighthouse in the United States, and an important navigation aid for traffic to and from the Port of Boston. The island is situated some convert|9|mi|km offshore of downtown Boston and has a permanent size of convert|3|acre|m2, plus an intertidal zone of a further convert|4|acre|m2.cite web| title = Little Brewster Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=libr | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | accessdate = August 3 | accessyear = 2006]

Like the neighbouring islands of Great Brewster, Middle Brewster and Outer Brewster, Little Brewster Island is named after William Brewster, the first preacher and teacher for the Plymouth Colony. Because it is still the site of an active Coast Guard facility, opportunities to visit the island are restricted, although guided tours of the island and light are available.cite web| title = Little Brewster Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=libr | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | accessdate = August 11 | accessyear = 2006] cite web| title = Great Brewster Island Factsheet | url = http://www.bostonislands.org/factsheet_template.asp?rsIslands__MMColParam=grbr | publisher = Boston Harbor Islands Partnership | accessdate = August 11 | accessyear = 2006]

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* [http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_littlebrewster.html Little Brewster Island web page] , with visitor information.