Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry

Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry is in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry is situated nearby to the nature reserve Conservation Land, as well as near Roses Woodlot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cove Hill Cemetery and Bayview Cemetery.

Cove Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Cove Hill Cemetery is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry.

Bayview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Bayview Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry.

Annisquam Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 west of Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annisquam and Rockport.

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 1½ miles southwest of Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry.

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.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 2½ miles south of Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry.

Cheve’s Pit / Hancock Quarry

Type: Body of water
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.66992° or 42° 40′ 12″ north

Longitude

-70.65058° or 70° 39′ 2″ west

Open location code

87JFM89X+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81740302

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Highlights include Conservation Land and Roses Woodlot.

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