Avery Ledge
Avery Ledge is a reef in Essex, Massachusetts. Avery Ledge is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bearskin Neck, as well as near the hamlet Eden Square.Places of Interest
Highlights include Straitsmouth Island Light and Thacher Island.
Straitsmouth Island Light
Lighthouse
The Straitsmouth Island Light is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in Rockport, Massachusetts. The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.
Thacher Island
Islet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists. Thacher Island is situated 2 miles south of Avery Ledge.
Rockport Public Library
Library
Rockport Public Library is situated 1½ miles southwest of Avery Ledge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockport and Dogtown Commons.
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.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 4½ miles southwest of Avery Ledge.
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. Annisquam is situated 4½ miles west of Avery Ledge.
Avery Ledge
- Type: Reef
- Also known as: “Avery his Fall”, “Avery’s Ledge”, “Averys Ledge”, and “Averys Rock”
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.66858° or 42° 40′ 7″ northLongitude
-70.58747° or 70° 35′ 15″ westOpen location code
87JFMC97+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9525654150OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reefGeoNames ID
4929473Wikidata ID
Q49613287
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Avery Ledge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Avery Ledge (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “Avery Ledge”
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Localities in the Area
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