Gales Ledge

Gales Ledge is a bar in Essex, Massachusetts. Gales Ledge is situated nearby to the hamlet West Manchester, as well as near Beverly Farms.

Places of Interest

Highlights include House Island and Bakers Island Light.

House Island

Island

House Island is a small island on the outskirts of Manchester Harbor in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, United States. House Island is uninhabited; sources of the name are unconfirmed.

Bakers Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Arwcheek, Public domain.

Bakers Island Light is a historic lighthouse on Bakers Island in Salem, Massachusetts. The station was originally established in 1791, with a daymark. This was replaced in 1798 by two lights atop a keeper's house, one at each end.

Misery Islands

Island

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Misery Islands are an 87-acre nature reserve established in 1935 in Salem Sound close to the Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts. It is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. Misery Islands is situated 1½ miles west of Gales Ledge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manchester and Beverly Farms.

Manchester

Photo: MVASCO, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manchester is a town in Massachusetts with a population of about 5,000. It is also known as Manchester-by-the-Sea.

Beverly Farms

Hamlet

Photo: Cadilac158, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beverly Farms is a neighborhood comprising the eastern part of the city of Beverly, Massachusetts, in the state's North Shore region, approximately 20 miles north of Boston. Beverly Farms is situated 2½ miles west of Gales Ledge.

Magnolia

Hamlet

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Magnolia is a small village in Gloucester, located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Manchester-by-the-Sea town line in the southwestern part of the city. Magnolia is situated 3 miles northeast of Gales Ledge.

Gales Ledge

Type: Bar
Also known as: “Gale Ledge” and “Gale’s Ledge”
Categories: char and landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.55093° or 42° 33′ 3″ north

Longitude

-70.76449° or 70° 45′ 52″ west

Open location code

87JFH62P+96

GeoNames ID

4937533

Wikidata ID

Q49616597

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In Other Languages

“Gales Ledge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gales Ledge”

Localities in the Area

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