Off Rock
Off Rock is an islet in Essex, Massachusetts. Off Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet Phillips Point, as well as near Beach Bluff.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swampscott Town Hall and Swampscott station.
Swampscott Town Hall
Town hall
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Swampscott Town Hall, previously the Elihu Thomson House, is a historic building in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was designed by architect James T. Swampscott Town Hall is situated 1½ miles west of Off Rock.
Swampscott station
Railway station
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Swampscott station is a historic railroad station in Swampscott, Massachusetts. Located in the southwest portion of Swampscott near the Lynn border, it serves the MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line. Swampscott station is situated 2 miles west of Off Rock.
Nahant Rock
Islet
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Egg Rock in Nahant Bay near Nahant, Massachusetts is a small island at. It was formerly the site of a lighthouse known as Egg Rock Light but now is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a bird sanctuary. Nahant Rock is situated 2½ miles south of Off Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clifton and Swampscott.
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.
Swampscott
Town
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Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States census. Swampscott is situated 1½ miles west of Off Rock.
Central Square Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Central Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the Central Square area of downtown Lynn, Massachusetts. The area is at the confluence of a number of city streets, and includes buildings that border on Central Avenue, Willow Street, Munroe Street, Lake Street, Almont Street. Central Square Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Off Rock.
Off Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.46512° or 42° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
-70.88537° or 70° 53′ 7″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87JFF487+2VOpenStreetMap ID
way 81609000OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4946175Wikidata ID
Q49665467
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In Other Languages
“Off Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Off Rock”
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