Ramp
Ramp is a bridge in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Ramp is situated nearby to the islet Thacher Island, as well as near Carroll’s Campground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thacher Island and Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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.
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.
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 890 feet southeast of Ramp.
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 4½ miles west of Ramp.
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.
Ramp
- Type: Bridge
- Categories: historic site and transportation
- Location: Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.63812° or 42° 38′ 17″ northLongitude
-70.57786° or 70° 34′ 40″ westInception
1843Open location code
87JFJCQC+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 352879231OpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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