Gap Head
Gap Head is a cape in Essex, Massachusetts. Gap Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bearskin Neck, as well as near the hamlet Eden Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Straitsmouth Island Light and Rockport Public Library.
Straitsmouth Island Light
Lighthouse
The Straitsmouth Island Light is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in Rockport, Massachusetts. The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockport and Dogtown Commons.
Rockport
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockport is a town of 7,000 people in Massachusetts on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
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.
Gap Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.66086° or 42° 39′ 39″ northLongitude
-70.59585° or 70° 35′ 45″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87JFMC63+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 9525666788OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gap Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gap Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bearskin Neck and Eden Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary and Twelvefoot Rock.
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