Straitsmouth Island Light
The Straitsmouth Island Light is a lighthouse located on Straitsmouth Island, in Rockport, Massachusetts. The original tower was built in 1835, and replaced by a second tower in 1896.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Straitsmouth Island Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thacher Island and Rockport Public Library.
Thacher Island
Islet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists. Thacher Island is situated 2 miles south of Straitsmouth Island Light.
Rockport Public Library
Library
Rockport Public Library is situated 1½ miles west of Straitsmouth Island Light.
Cape Ann Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance. Cape Ann Light is situated 2 miles south of Straitsmouth Island Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockport and Dogtown Commons.
Rockport
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 4½ miles southwest of Straitsmouth Island Light.
Annisquam
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4½ miles west of Straitsmouth Island Light.
Straitsmouth Island Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.66225° or 42° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.58809° or 70° 35′ 17″ westOpen location code
87JFMC66+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4507846383OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7621171
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In Other Languages
“Straitsmouth Island Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Straitsmouth Island”
- French: “Phare de Straitsmouth Island”
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