State Park · Massachusetts, United States
Constitution Beach
Constitution Beach is a state park in Massachusetts, United States, covering 82.0 acres (33.2 ha).
Photo: Dominic via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Suffolk 42°23′5.5″N 71°0′36.2″W / 42.384861°N 71.010056°W / 42.384861; -71.010056 ( Constitution Beach ), Massachusetts, United States |
| Area | 82.0 acres (33.2 ha) |
| Coordinates | 42.3844° N, 71.0104° W |
| Managed by | Massachusetts state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Constitution Beach
Constitution Beach is a man-made crescent-shaped, sandy beach located in the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston, Massachusetts. Opened in 1952 and known to locals as "Shays Beach," its most distinctive feature is that it looks directly onto the runways of Logan International Airport, so that airplanes taking off and landing on Runways 22L and 22R are about 2,000 feet (610 m) away, making them prominent both visibly and audibly.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) · Boston, United States · 1.6 miles away
- Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) · Providence/Warwick, United States · 50.3 miles away
- Bradley International Airport (BDL) · Hartford, United States · 91.3 miles away
Parks nearby
More parks in Massachusetts
Frequently asked questions
Where is Constitution Beach?
Constitution Beach is in Massachusetts, United States (42.3844° N, 71.0104° W).
How big is Constitution Beach?
Constitution Beach covers 82.0 acres (33.2 ha).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Massachusetts state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Beach — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).