Cat Cove

Cat Cove is a cove in the northwestern portion of in . The cove is located between Winter Island and . There is a powerplant located on the coast of bordering the southwestern edge of Cat Cove, as well as a marine laboratory.
Wikipedia
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: cove in Massachusetts, United States
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Winter Island and Fort Pickering Lighthouse.

Island
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is an island connected by a causeway to in . It is about 45 acres in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the north.

Lighthouse
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Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the in 1983.

Park
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Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in . It is named for the European white willow trees planted there in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at a nearby smallpox hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Flake Hill Historic District and Charter Street Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a section of Front Street in that includes a remarkable concentration of colonial buildings, and which was notable for its importance in the American Revolutionary War.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of that has since been surrounded by more modern development.

Neighborhood
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is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District, which was listed in 1972.

Cat Cove

Latitude
42.52785° or 42° 31′ 40″ north
Longitude
-70.87238° or 70° 52′ 21″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JFG4HH+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368985202
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4932437
Wiki­data ID
Q5051010
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Cat Cove” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Cat Cove (luuk sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
  • Cebuano: “Cat Cove”

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