Chebacco Lake

Chebacco Lake is a freshwater lake in Essex County, Massachusetts, located within the towns of Essex and Hamilton. The lake covers approximately 209 acres, has an average depth of approximately 9 ft, and reaches a maximum depth of approximately 22 ft.

Type: Lake
Description: lake in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Chebacco Pond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gordon College and Sagamore Hill Radio Observatory.

Gordon College

University

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Gordon College is a private Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts, United States. The college offers 44 majors, 55 concentrations, and 30 interdisciplinary and pre-professional minors as well as graduate programs in education, music education, public health and leadership. Gordon College is situated 1½ miles south of Chebacco Lake.

Sagamore Hill Radio Observatory

Military installation

The Sagamore Hill Solar Radio Observatory is a solar radio observatory located in Hamilton, Massachusetts, that operates on a daily basis to obtain scientific observations of the Sun. It is a functional component of the Radio Solar Telescope Network.

Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library

Town hall

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library is an exuberant Shingle Style building at 30 Martin Street in Essex, Massachusetts in the United States. Containing town offices, a public library and an auditorium, it was built in 1893-1894, and its architect was Frank W. Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library is situated 2 miles northeast of Chebacco Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Hamilton Historic District.

Essex

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Essex is a town in on Cape Ann in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Settled by direct descendants of the Mayflower passengers in the early 1600s, it was later world-renowned as North America's fishing schooner construction center.

Hamilton Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Hamilton Historic District encompasses the early historic center of Hamilton, Massachusetts. It includes properties at 540-700 and 563-641 Bay Road, extending along the road from Orchard Road in the south to Cutler Road in the north. Hamilton Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Chebacco Lake.

Hamilton

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Hamilton is a North Shore city in Massachusetts with a population of about 7,500 in 2020. Hamilton is closely tied to its sister town, Wenham, sharing a school system, library, recreation department and commuter rail station.

Chebacco Lake

Category: body of water
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.61198° or 42° 36′ 43″ north

Longitude

-70.81115° or 70° 48′ 40″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87JFJ56Q+QG

GeoNames ID

4932864

Wikidata ID

Q19864269

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Satellite Map

Discover Chebacco Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Chebacco Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Chebacco Lake”
French: “Chebacco Lake”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Essex Falls and Wenham Neck.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gregory Island and Round Pond Dam.

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