High Rock
High Rock is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. High Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Lands End, as well as near Eden Square.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thacher Island and Rockport Public Library.
Thacher Island
Islet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists. Thacher Island is situated 2 miles east of High Rock.
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. Dogtown Commons is situated 2½ miles west of High Rock.
Gloucester
High Rock
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Category: landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“High Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “High Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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