Breakwater Quarry

Breakwater Quarry is in Essex, Massachusetts. Breakwater Quarry is situated nearby to the beach Folly Cove Shore Dive Site, as well as near Locust Grove Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cove Hill Cemetery and Granite Keystone Bridge.

Cove Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

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Cove Hill Cemetery is situated 1 mile southwest of Breakwater Quarry.

Granite Keystone Bridge

Bridge

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The Granite Keystone Bridge is a historic bridge that carries Granite Street over the former railroad that transported granite from Pigeon Hill to Granite Pier in Rockport, Massachusetts. Granite Keystone Bridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Breakwater Quarry.

Bayview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Bayview Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Breakwater Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockport and Annisquam.

Rockport

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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.

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. Annisquam is situated 2½ miles southwest of Breakwater Quarry.

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 south of Breakwater Quarry.

Breakwater Quarry

Type: Industry
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.68822° or 42° 41′ 18″ north

Longitude

-70.64544° or 70° 38′ 44″ west

Open location code

87JFM9Q3+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 509630443

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Folly Cove Shore Dive Site and Locust Grove Cemetery.

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