The Spindle

The Spindle is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. The Spindle is situated nearby to the locality East Point Solar Observatory, as well as near Stony Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Rock and Greenlawn Cemetery.

Castle Rock

Islet

Photo: Alfred Thompson Bricher, Public domain.

Castle Rock is a barren, uninhabited island located in Nahant Bay in Nahant, Massachusetts.

Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853.

Henry Cabot Lodge House

House

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The Henry Cabot Lodge House is a National Historic Landmark at 5 Cliff Street in Nahant, Massachusetts. It was designated as the only known residential building associated with United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahant and Beachmont.

Nahant

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nahant is a small town in the US state of Massachusetts with a population of about 3,000. It used to be a resort town, but changes in vacation preference and modes of travel left the town behind.

Beachmont

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Located approximately 5 miles northeast of Downtown Boston, Revere is the terminus of the MBTA Blue Line, with three stations located within the city: Wonderland, Revere Beach, and Beachmont.

The Spindle

Type: Island
Also known as: “Bass Rock”
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.41399° or 42° 24′ 50″ north

Longitude

-70.92449° or 70° 55′ 28″ west

Open location code

87JFC37G+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358273290

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4951721

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