Oil House

Oil House is a building in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Oil House is situated nearby to the lighthouse Cape Ann Light, as well as near Carroll’s Campground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thacher Island and Cape Ann Light.

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.

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 360 feet south of Oil House.

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.

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 Oil House.

Gloucester

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Oil House

Type: Building
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.63777° or 42° 38′ 16″ north

Longitude

-70.57539° or 70° 34′ 31″ west

Inception

1899

Open location code

87JFJCQF+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83415446

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=lighthouse

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