Emerson Point Fire Control Tower

Emerson Point Fire Control Tower is a tower in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Emerson Point Fire Control Tower is situated nearby to the nature reserve Penzance Road Marsh, as well as near the recreation area Loblolly & Emerson Points.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thacher Island and Cape Ann Light.

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.

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 1¼ miles east of Emerson Point Fire Control Tower.

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve

Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Thacher Island near Rockport, Massachusetts. It is managed under the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

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 3½ miles west of Emerson Point Fire Control Tower.

Gloucester

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.

Emerson Point Fire Control Tower

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

42.63966° or 42° 38′ 23″ north

Longitude

-70.59857° or 70° 35′ 55″ west

Open location code

87JFJCQ2+VH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1257477972

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Penzance Road Marsh and Loblolly & Emerson Points.

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