Annisquam Harbor Light
Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Annisquam Harbor Lighthouse” and “Wigwam Point Light”
- Address: 45 Norwood Heights
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wingaersheek Beach and Bayview Cemetery.
Wingaersheek Beach
Beach
Photo: Gabrielm199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton".
Bayview Cemetery
Cemetery
Cove Hill Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Cove Hill Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northeast of Annisquam Harbor Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annisquam and Dogtown Commons.
Annisquam
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 2 miles southeast of Annisquam Harbor Light.
Rockport
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockport is a town of 7,000 people in Massachusetts on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.
Annisquam Harbor Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6619° or 42° 39′ 43″ northLongitude
-70.68149° or 70° 40′ 53″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Inception
1897Operator
U.S. Coast GuardOpen location code
87JFM869+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 713444797OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Annisquam Harbor Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Annisquam Harbor”
- French: “Phare d’Annisquam Harbor”
- German: “Annisquam Harbor Light”
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