Dry Salvages

Dry Salvages is an island in , , . Dry Salvages is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: Tri Sauvages

Places of Interest

Highlights include Straitsmouth Island Light and Thacher Island.

Lighthouse
The is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in . The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.

Islet
is a small island off on the coast in the . It is a part of the Town of . It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists.

Lighthouse
The Station on , off in , 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockport and Dogtown Commons.

is a town of 7,000 people in on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.

Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in on in . is situated 6 miles southwest of Dry Salvages.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a waterfront village in the in on the of , United States. It is a few miles across from downtown Gloucester. is situated 6 miles west of Dry Salvages.

Dry Salvages

Latitude
42.67232° or 42° 40′ 20″ north
Longitude
-70.56792° or 70° 34′ 5″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87JFMCCJ+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 81469529
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
4935092
Wiki­data ID
Q49636999
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In Other Languages

“Dry Salvages” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Dry Salvages

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