Winter Island
Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about 45 acres in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the north.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Pickering Lighthouse and Salem Willows Park.
Fort Pickering Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.
Salem Willows Park
Park
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in Salem, Massachusetts. It is named for the European white willow trees planted there in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at a nearby smallpox hospital.
Salem Harbor Power Station
Power station
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salem Harbor Power Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Salem, Massachusetts. It replaced an outdated coal-fired plant on the same site and went online in May 2018.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fish Flake Hill Historic District and Charter Street Historic District.
Fish Flake Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fish Flake Hill Historic District encompasses a section of Front Street in Beverly, Massachusetts that includes a remarkable concentration of colonial buildings, and which was notable for its importance in the American Revolutionary War.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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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.
Beverly Center Business District
Neighborhood
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The Beverly Center Business District encompasses much of the historic 19th century commercial heart of Beverly, Massachusetts. Centered on Cabot and Church Streets between Central Street and the Beverly Common, its architecture reflects the city's growth over 150 years.
Winter Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: historic district, archaeological site, locality, and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.52926° or 42° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-70.86894° or 70° 52′ 8″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87JFG4HJ+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274233OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Winter Island” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Islla Winter”
- Cebuano: “Winter Island”
- Dutch: “Winter Island”
- Spanish: “Isla Winter”
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