Black Rock
Black Rock is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. Black Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Annisquam, as well as near Riverview.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wingaersheek Beach and Annisquam Harbor Light.
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".
Annisquam Harbor Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Gloucester
Black Rock
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.65287° or 42° 39′ 10″ northLongitude
-70.70782° or 70° 42′ 28″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87JFM73R+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274330OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4930696
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