Farm Creek

Farm Creek is a stream in Essex, Massachusetts. Farm Creek is situated near the hamlet Annisquam, as well as near Riverview Landing.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Corn Island and Wingaersheek Beach.

Corn Island

Island

Corn Island is a forested island of Essex County, Massachusetts. Corn Island is situated 1½ miles west of Farm Creek.

Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton". Wingaersheek Beach is situated 2 miles east of Farm Creek.

Annisquam Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester. Annisquam Harbor Light is situated 2 miles east of Farm Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annisquam and Dogtown Commons.

Annisquam

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester. Annisquam is situated 2 miles east of Farm Creek.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 3 miles east of Farm Creek.

Essex

Photo: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Farm Creek

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

42.65287° or 42° 39′ 10″ north

Longitude

-70.72032° or 70° 43′ 13″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87JFM73H+4V

GeoNames ID

4936211

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Places to explore: Riverview Landing and Riverview.

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Highlights: Twopenny Loaf and Coles Island.

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