Fort Pickering

Fort Pickering is a fort in , , . Fort Pickering is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Pickering Lighthouse and Winter Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
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 in 1983.

Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is an island connected by a causeway to in . 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.

Park
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in . 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Flake Hill Historic District and Charter Street Historic District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The encompasses a section of Front Street in that includes a remarkable concentration of colonial buildings, and which was notable for its importance in the American Revolutionary War.

Neighborhood
Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of that has since been surrounded by more modern development.

Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District, which was listed in 1972.

Fort Pickering

Latitude
42.52713° or 42° 31′ 38″ north
Longitude
-70.86699° or 70° 52′ 1″ west
Inception
1863
Open location code
87JFG4GM+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7344912210
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
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