Minot’s Ledge Light
Minot's Ledge Light, officially Minots Ledge Light, is a lighthouse on Minots Ledge, one mile offshore of the towns of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts, to the southeast of Boston Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Josephine M. Hagerty House.
Josephine M. Hagerty House
House
Photo: Wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Josephine M. Hagerty House is an historic house at 357 Atlantic Avenue in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Built in 1938, it was the first building in the United States commissioned Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius, who collaborated with Marcel Breuer on its design. Josephine M. Hagerty House is situated 2½ miles west of Minot’s Ledge Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minot and Cohasset.
Minot
Hamlet
Minot is a section of Scituate, Massachusetts. Minot's ZIP Code is 02055. Minot is a beach community in Scituate. It is fondly regarded as the best beach in Scituate. Minot is situated 2 miles south of Minot’s Ledge Light.
Cohasset
Photo: Wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cohasset is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 8,381.
North Scituate
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Scituate is a census-designated place in the town of Scituate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,077 at the 2010 census. It was formerly known as Gannet Corner. North Scituate is situated 4 miles south of Minot’s Ledge Light.
Minot’s Ledge Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.26971° or 42° 16′ 11″ northLongitude
-70.75914° or 70° 45′ 33″ westHeight
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
87JF769R+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 713423319OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Minot’s Ledge Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Minots Ledge Light”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Minots Ledge”
- French: “phare de Minot’s Ledge”
- French: “Phare de Minot’s Ledge”
- German: “Minot’s Ledge Lighthouse”
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