Gloucester Breakwater Light

Gloucester Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Gloucester Breakwater Light is situated nearby to the lighthouse Eastern Point Light, as well as near the hamlet Magnolia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eastern Point Light and Hammond Castle.

Eastern Point Light

Lighthouse

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Eastern Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Ann, in northeastern Massachusetts. It is known as the oldest seaport in America. The harbor has supported fishermen, whalers, and traders since 1616. Eastern Point Light is situated 2,300 feet east of Gloucester Breakwater Light.

Hammond Castle

Museum

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Hammond Castle is located on the Atlantic coast in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The castle, which was constructed between 1926 and 1929, was the home, laboratory, and museum of John Hays Hammond Jr., an inventor and pioneer in the study of remote control who held over four hundred patents. Hammond Castle is situated 1 mile west of Gloucester Breakwater Light.

Beauport

Museum

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Beauport, also known as Sleeper–McCann House, Little Beauport, or Henry Davis Sleeper House, is a historic house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. Beauport is situated 1 mile northeast of Gloucester Breakwater Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magnolia and Central Gloucester Historic District.

Magnolia

Hamlet

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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 2 miles west of Gloucester Breakwater Light.

Central Gloucester Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Central Gloucester Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Gloucester Breakwater Light.

Gloucester

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Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Gloucester Breakwater Light

Type: Lighthouse
Also known as: “Dog Bar Breakwater Light”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.58263° or 42° 34′ 58″ north

Longitude

-70.67234° or 70° 40′ 20″ west

Operator

U.S. Coast Guard

Open location code

87JFH8MH+33

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1033562176

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

4937833

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