Halftide Rock
Halftide Rock is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. Halftide Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Salem Neck, as well as near the neighborhood The Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Pickering Lighthouse and Winter Island.
Fort Pickering Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.
Winter Island
Island
Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about 45 acres in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the north.
House of the Seven Gables
Museum
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The House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. It was made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charter Street Historic District and Downtown Salem District.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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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.
Downtown Salem District
Neighborhood
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Downtown Salem District is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in Salem, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District, which was listed in 1972.
Fish Flake Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Fish Flake Hill Historic District encompasses a section of Front Street in Beverly, Massachusetts that includes a remarkable concentration of colonial buildings, and which was notable for its importance in the American Revolutionary War.
Halftide 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
42.5248° or 42° 31′ 29″ northLongitude
-70.87158° or 70° 52′ 18″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87JFG4FH+W9OpenStreetMap ID
node 358274142OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Halftide Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Halftide Rock”
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