Gloucester Coast Guard Station

Gloucester Coast Guard Station is a meteorological station in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Gloucester Coast Guard Station is situated nearby to the lighthouse Eastern Point Light, as well as near the neighborhood Central Gloucester Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eastern Point Light and Beauport.

Eastern Point Light

Lighthouse

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Eastern Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Ann, in northeastern Massachusetts. It is known as the oldest seaport in America. The harbor has supported fishermen, whalers, and traders since 1616. Eastern Point Light is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Gloucester Coast Guard Station.

Beauport

Museum

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Beauport, also known as Sleeper–McCann House, Little Beauport, or Henry Davis Sleeper House, is a historic house in Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S. Beauport is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Gloucester Coast Guard Station.

Hammond Castle

Museum

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Hammond Castle is located on the Atlantic coast in the Magnolia area of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The castle, which was constructed between 1926 and 1929, was the home, laboratory, and museum of John Hays Hammond Jr., an inventor and pioneer in the study of remote control who held over four hundred patents. Hammond Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Gloucester Coast Guard Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Gloucester Historic District and Gloucester.

Central Gloucester Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Central Gloucester Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic, and residential core of the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Central Gloucester Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Gloucester Coast Guard Station.

Gloucester

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Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Magnolia

Hamlet

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Magnolia is a small village in Gloucester, located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Manchester-by-the-Sea town line in the southwestern part of the city. Magnolia is situated 2½ miles west of Gloucester Coast Guard Station.

Gloucester Coast Guard Station

Type: Meteorological station
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.58333° or 42° 35′ north

Longitude

-70.66667° or 70° 40′ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

ICAO airport code

K34B

Open location code

87JFH8MM+88

GeoNames ID

6297498

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