Fort Pickering
Fort Pickering is a fort in City of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Fort Pickering is situated nearby to Moat, as well as near Pebble Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Pickering Lighthouse and Winter Island.
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.
Winter Island
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.
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.
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
Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Downtown Salem District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Downtown Salem District is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in Salem, Massachusetts. 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
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.52713° or 42° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
-70.86699° or 70° 52′ 1″ westInception
1863Open location code
87JFG4GM+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7344912210OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moat and Pebble Beach.
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