Phillips Beach

Phillips Beach is a beach in Town of Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts. Phillips Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Beach Bluff, as well as near Phillips Point.

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Palmers Beach” and “Phillip Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swampscott Town Hall and Swampscott Cemetery.

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 Phillips Beach.

Swampscott Cemetery

Cemetery

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Swampscott Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 400 Essex Street in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the town's only cemetery, and was established in 1852, not long after the town's incorporation. Swampscott Cemetery is situated 1½ miles northwest of Phillips Beach.

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 Phillips Beach.

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 Phillips Beach.

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.

Phillips Beach

Category: landform
Location: Town of Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.47133° or 42° 28′ 17″ north

Longitude

-70.88525° or 70° 53′ 7″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87JFF4C7+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81995034

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4947104

Wikidata ID

Q49322517

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Phillips Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Phillips Beach”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Beach Bluff and Phillips Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palmer Pond Conservation Area and Congregation Shirat Hayam.

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