Tinkers Island
Tinkers Island is a pair of small islands off the coast of Marblehead, Massachusetts, United States. It is only accessible by boat and houses several small camps. The island was named after the breed of mackerel that can be found close to its shores.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Tinker Island” and “Tinker’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Marblehead Light.
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: NewtonCourt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve.
Marblehead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
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.
Seaside Park
Park
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Seaside Park is a coastal park located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. At a little over 14 acres, it is the largest of Marblehead's four public parks, and includes an early 20th century grandstand overlooking the baseball field.
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.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Tinkers Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.48333° or 42° 29′ northLongitude
-70.83504° or 70° 50′ 6″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87JFF5M7+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274008OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Tinkers Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tinkers Island (pulo sa Tinipong Bansa)”
- Cebuano: “Tinkers Island”
- Uzbek: “Tinker’s oroli”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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