Cape Hedge Beach

Cape Hedge Beach is a beach in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Cape Hedge Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Lands End, as well as near Eden Square.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thacher Island and Cape Ann Light.

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 1½ miles east of Cape Hedge Beach.

Cape Ann Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance. Cape Ann Light is situated 1½ miles east of Cape Hedge Beach.

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Thacher Island near Rockport, Massachusetts. It is managed under the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is situated 1½ miles east of Cape Hedge Beach.

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 3 miles west of Cape Hedge Beach.

Gloucester

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Cape Hedge Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.63436° or 42° 38′ 4″ north

Longitude

-70.60803° or 70° 36′ 29″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87JFJ9MR+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81994957

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4932255

Wikidata ID

Q49320297

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In Other Languages

“Cape Hedge Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Cape Hedge Beach”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lands End and Eden Square.

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