Button Island (Massachusetts)
Button Island is a small island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is part of the Town of Hingham. The island has a permanent size of under, plus an intertidal zone of a further. It is composed of a massing of glacial till which rises to a height of above sea level. The island is managed by the town of Hingham, and access is by private boat only.
The island is notable for a large oak tree, which together with several smaller oaks, cedars, and sumac cover the island. Shrub species such as bayberry and dewberry can also be found. Grasses and sea-lavender populate the inter-tidal zone.
