Elephant Rock
Egg Rock in Nahant Bay near Nahant, Massachusetts is a small island at. It was formerly the site of a lighthouse known as Egg Rock Light but now is owned by the state of Massachusetts as a bird sanctuary.Photo: natematias, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Nahant Bay in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Egg Rock” and “Nahant Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Rock and Greenlawn Cemetery.
Castle Rock
Islet
Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.
Castle Rock is a barren, uninhabited island located in Nahant Bay in Nahant, Massachusetts.
Greenlawn Cemetery
Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853. Greenlawn Cemetery is situated 1½ miles west of Elephant Rock.
Henry Cabot Lodge House
House
The Henry Cabot Lodge House is a National Historic Landmark at 5 Cliff Street in Nahant, Massachusetts. It was designated as the only known residential building associated with United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahant and Swampscott.
Nahant
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nahant is a small town in the US state of Massachusetts with a population of about 3,000. It used to be a resort town, but changes in vacation preference and modes of travel left the town behind.
Swampscott
Town
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States census. Swampscott is situated 2½ miles north of Elephant Rock.
Central Square Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Central Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the Central Square area of downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The area is at the confluence of a number of city streets, and includes buildings that border on Central Avenue, Willow Street, Munroe Street, Lake Street, Almont Street. Central Square Historic District is situated 3 miles northwest of Elephant Rock.
Elephant Rock
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Town of Nahant, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.43349° or 42° 26′ 1″ northLongitude
-70.89799° or 70° 53′ 53″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87JFC4M2+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 82004232OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4935719Wikidata ID
Q5347825
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Elephant Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Egg Rock”
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