Bass Point

Bass Point is a cape in Essex, Massachusetts. Bass Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Little Nahant, as well as near the neighborhood Point of Pines.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenlawn Cemetery and Castle Rock.

Greenlawn Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853.

Castle Rock

Islet

Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.

Castle Rock is a barren, uninhabited island located in Nahant Bay in Nahant, Massachusetts.

Revere Beach

Beach

Photo: Reveah-patriot, Public domain.

Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, measuring over three miles long and located about five miles north of downtown Boston. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area. Revere Beach is situated 2½ miles west of Bass Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahant and Beachmont.

Nahant

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nahant is a small town in the US state of Massachusetts with a population of about 3,000. It used to be a resort town, but changes in vacation preference and modes of travel left the town behind.

Beachmont

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located approximately 5 miles northeast of Downtown Boston, Revere is the terminus of the MBTA Blue Line, with three stations located within the city: Wonderland, Revere Beach, and Beachmont. Beachmont is situated 3 miles southwest of Bass Point.

Bass Point

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.41676° or 42° 25′ 0″ north

Longitude

-70.9356° or 70° 56′ 8″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JFC387+PQ

GeoNames ID

4929879

Wikidata ID

Q49848620

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In Other Languages

“Bass Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bass Point”

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Localities in the Area

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