Massachusetts
Essex
City of Gloucester

Annisquam Light Station

Annisquam Light Station is a military installation in , , which is located on Norwood Heights. Annisquam Light Station is situated nearby to the lighthouse , as well as near the nature reserve .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Also known as: “U.S. Coast Guard”
  • Address: 45 Norwood Heights, Gloucester, MA 01930

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Annisquam Harbor Light and Wingaersheek Beach.

Lighthouse
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the neighborhood of . It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester.

Beach
Photo: Gabrielm199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the in West , United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton".

Cemetery
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 4,100 feet northeast of Annisquam Light Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annisquam and Dogtown Commons.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a waterfront village in the in on the of , United States. It is a few miles across from downtown Gloucester.

Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in on in . is situated 2 miles southeast of Annisquam Light Station.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town of 7,000 people in on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.

Annisquam Light Station

Latitude
42.6618° or 42° 39′ 43″ north
Longitude
-70.68098° or 70° 40′ 52″ west
Open location code
87JFM869+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1033846952
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
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Highlights include Norwood Heights Beach and Mount Adnah Cemetery.

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