Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a park in Essex, Massachusetts. Castle Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marblehead Neck, as well as near Peachs Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: cape in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Castle Rock Park” and “Great Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marblehead Light and Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
Marblehead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895.
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marblehead and Clifton.
Marblehead
Photo: Bkg333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marblehead is a scenic coastal town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. This town of 20k has mostly retained its 18th century layout and is the perfect place to explore "old" New England.
Clifton
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Clifton was a street car stop within the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It includes Clifton Avenue. The area was named by Benjamin Ware, a hotelier who developed Clifton with the intention of creating a resort area. Clifton is situated 2½ miles southwest of Castle Rock.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development. Charter Street Historic District is situated 3½ miles northwest of Castle Rock.
Castle Rock
- Categories: cape and recreation area
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.49948° or 42° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-70.83435° or 70° 50′ 4″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87JFF5X8+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 29697656OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Castle Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castle Rock”
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