The Headlands
The Headlands is a park in Essex, Massachusetts. The Headlands is situated nearby to the dock Rockport Harbor, as well as near the park Old Garden Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockport Public Library and Little Art Cinema.
Rockport Public Library
Library
Little Art Cinema
Movie theater
First Universalist Church
Church
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
First Universalist Church is situated 2,500 feet west of The Headlands.
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 3 miles southwest of The Headlands.
Annisquam
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Annisquam is situated 3½ miles west of The Headlands.
The Headlands
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.65939° or 42° 39′ 34″ northLongitude
-70.61096° or 70° 36′ 39″ westOpen location code
87JFM95Q+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 29699544OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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