Nelson’s Pit Quarry

Nelson’s Pit Quarry is in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Nelson’s Pit Quarry is situated nearby to the nature reserve Plum Cove Recreation Area, as well as near Toneatti Woodland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bayview Cemetery and Cove Hill Cemetery.

Bayview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Bayview Cemetery is situated 3,100 feet west of Nelson’s Pit Quarry.

Cove Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

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Cove Hill Cemetery is situated 3,600 feet north of Nelson’s Pit 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 1¼ miles west of Nelson’s Pit 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.

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 Nelson’s Pit Quarry.

Nelson’s Pit Quarry

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

42.66901° or 42° 40′ 8″ north

Longitude

-70.65627° or 70° 39′ 23″ west

Open location code

87JFM89V+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 81994343

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plum Cove Recreation Area and Toneatti Woodland.

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