Good Harbor Beach

Good Harbor Beach is a beach in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Good Harbor Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Bass Rocks, as well as near East Gloucester.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Good Voyage Church and Cape Ann Museum.

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church

Church

Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Our Lady of Good Voyage Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 136-144 Prospect Street and 2-4 Taylor Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The first church on the site was built in 1892 to serve a large Portuguese immigrant population that came to Gloucester to work in the fishery.

Cape Ann Museum

Museum

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Cape Ann Museum is an art and historical museum located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of Cape Ann, including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers. Cape Ann Museum is situated 1½ miles west of Good Harbor Beach.

Gloucester station

Railway station

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Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line. Gloucester station is situated 2 miles west of Good Harbor Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester and Central Gloucester Historic District.

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.

Central Gloucester Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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 1½ miles west of Good Harbor Beach.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 2 miles northwest of Good Harbor Beach.

Good Harbor Beach

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.61954° or 42° 37′ 10″ north

Longitude

-70.63143° or 70° 37′ 53″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87JFJ999+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274436

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4937907

Wikidata ID

Q49320834

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Good Harbor Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Good Harbor Beach”

Localities in the Area

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