Pea Island, Massachusetts

1870 oil painting of Pea Island

Pea Island is a small, rocky, uninhabited island about 0.6 miles (970 meters) south-southest of the southern tip of Nahant, Massachusetts.

The island is mostly bare rock, but there is a little soil,[1] and beachpea grows on the island and is apparently the source of the island's name.[2][3]

Nearby islands include the smaller Stag Islands to the southeast.

References

  1. ↑ "Nahant, MA (1873)". Celebrate Boston. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Pea Island in Essex County MA". Home Town Locator -- Massachusetts Gazetteer. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Pea Island". GNIS (Geographic Names Information System). USGS (United States Geographical Survey). Retrieved July 10, 2026.

42°24′55″N 70°54′33″W / 42.41537358295868°N 70.90922752429188°W / 42.41537358295868; -70.90922752429188

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