Granite Pier

Granite Pier is a pier in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Granite Pier is situated nearby to Granite Keystone Bridge, as well as near the cemetery Old First Parish Burying Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Granite Keystone Bridge and Rockport Public Library.

Granite Keystone Bridge

Bridge

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The Granite Keystone Bridge is a historic bridge that carries Granite Street over the former railroad that transported granite from Pigeon Hill to Granite Pier in Rockport, Massachusetts. Granite Keystone Bridge is situated 690 feet west of Granite Pier.

Rockport Public Library

Library

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Rockport Public Library is situated 3,900 feet south of Granite Pier.

Old First Parish Burying Ground

Cemetery

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Old First Parish Burying Ground is a cemetery, which is situated 3,300 feet south of Granite Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockport and Annisquam.

Rockport

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Rockport is a town of 7,000 people in Massachusetts on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.

Annisquam

Hamlet

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Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester. Annisquam is situated 3 miles west of Granite Pier.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

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Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 3 miles southwest of Granite Pier.

Granite Pier

Type: Pier
Category: transportation
Location: Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.66742° or 42° 40′ 3″ north

Longitude

-70.62281° or 70° 37′ 22″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87JFM98G+XV

GeoNames ID

12491972

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