West Landing
West Landing is a recreation area in Essex, Massachusetts. West Landing is situated nearby to the helipad Wheeler’s Point heliport, as well as near Annisquam River Marshes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wingaersheek Beach and Annisquam Harbor Light.
Wingaersheek Beach
Beach
Photo: Gabrielm199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton".
Annisquam Harbor Light
Lighthouse
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Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester. Annisquam Harbor Light is situated 1½ miles north of West Landing.
Gloucester station
Railway station
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Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line. Gloucester station is situated 2 miles southeast of West Landing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dogtown Commons and Annisquam.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
Annisquam
Hamlet
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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.
Gloucester
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.
West Landing
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.63921° or 42° 38′ 21″ northLongitude
-70.68394° or 70° 41′ 2″ westOpen location code
87JFJ8Q8+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 29690202OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=recreation_ground
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