Marblehead Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Marblehead Light (Massachusetts)” and “Marblehead Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marblehead Rock and Brown Island.
Brown Island
Islet
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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.
Old North Church
Church
Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old North Church is a church built in 1824, in Marblehead, Massachusetts for the First Congregational Church. It is built in the Colonial Georgian style. Their current designated term associate pastor is Rev. Lindsay Popperson. Old North Church is situated 3,900 feet west of Marblehead Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marblehead and Clifton.
Marblehead
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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
Hamlet
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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. Clifton is situated 3 miles southwest of Marblehead Light.
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. Charter Street Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Marblehead Light.
Marblehead Light
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.50543° or 42° 30′ 20″ northLongitude
-70.83367° or 70° 50′ 1″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87JFG548+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 257496045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
4943100Wikidata ID
Q6755250
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Marblehead Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “马布尔黑德灯塔”
- French: “phare de Marblehead”
- French: “Phare de Marblehead”
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Localities in the Area
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