Gordon Rock

Gordon Rock is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. Gordon Rock is situated nearby to the neighborhood Peachs Point, as well as near Marblehead Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marblehead Light and Brown Island.

Marblehead Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.

Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895.

Brown Island

Islet

Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crowninshield Island, also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations.

Marblehead Rock

Island

Marblehead Rock is an island off Marblehead, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marblehead and Clifton.

Marblehead

Photo: Bkg333, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marblehead is a scenic coastal town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. This town of 20k has mostly retained its 18th century layout and is the perfect place to explore "old" New England.

Clifton was a street car stop within the towns of Swampscott and Marblehead in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It includes Clifton Avenue. The area was named by Benjamin Ware, a hotelier who developed Clifton with the intention of creating a resort area.

Charter Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development.

Gordon Rock

Type: Island
Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.50843° or 42° 30′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.83421° or 70° 50′ 3″ west

Open location code

87JFG558+98

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274133

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4937968

Wikidata ID

Q49639389

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In Other Languages

“Gordon Rock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gordon Rock”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Peachs Point and Marblehead Neck.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marblehead Harbor and Marblehead Lighthouse.

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