Whales Beach
Whales Beach is a beach in Town of Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts. Whales Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Phillips Point, as well as near the town Swampscott.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swampscott Town Hall and Swampscott Fish House.
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 Fish House
Building
Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swampscott and Clifton.
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.
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. Clifton is situated 2 miles northeast of Whales Beach.
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 2 miles west of Whales Beach.
Whales Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Swampscott, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.46363° or 42° 27′ 49″ northLongitude
-70.90531° or 70° 54′ 19″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87JFF37V+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12379118857OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“Whales Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whales Beach”
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