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Eastern Point Light, Gloucester MA

Eastern Point Light, Gloucester MA

Eastern Point Light, Gloucester MA

Eastern Point Light, Gloucester MA

This is the Eastern Point Light in Gloucestor, Massachusetts.You can get to this lighthouse by Route 127 and turning south on East Main Street. Take a right onto Eastern Point Blvd and continue all the way to the lighthouse. Nevermind the “Private Way” signs – you CAN go to the lighthouse. Don’t go inside the fenced off area however, it is coast guard property. You can walk around the fenced in area and onto the breakwater where you can get a really great view of the lighthouse.

There is a parking lot. You may find the parking lot is completely full since a lot of people go fishing off the breakwater.

The current brick lighthouse tower was built in 1890. The lighthouse was originally established in 1832 and automated in 1986.

Along with the light tower, there is a large station, which is housing for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Winslow Homer is one of the lighthouse’s more famous visitors. In fact, he liked it so much he stayed for a year in 1880.

The lighthouse stands 36 feet high.


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Plum Island Light, Newburyport MA

Lighthouses Of Massachusetts

Here is a list of lighthouses in Massachusetts. The ones I have actually visited have clickable links and you can read more about that lighthouse.

Key:

Dining Available Dining Available
Accommodations Available Overnight Accommodations Available
Picture Picture of Lighthouse

Annisquam Harbor Light, Rockport  Picture
Baker’s Island Light, Salem Harbor
Bass River Light, West Dennis  Accommodations Available
Bird Island Light, Marion
Borden Flats Light, Fall River
Boston Light
Brant Point Light, Nantucket
Butler Flats Light, New Bedford
Cape Poge Light, Chappaquiddick
Chatham Light
Clark’s Point Light, New Bedford
Cleveland Ledge Light, Buzzards Bay
Derby Wharf Light, Salem
Duxbury Pier (Bug) Light, Plymouth
Eastern Point Light, Gloucester  Picture
Edgartown Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Fort Pickering Light, Winter Island, Salem
Gay Head Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Graves Light, Boston Harbor
Great Point Light, Nantucket
Highland (Cape Cod) Light, North Truro  Picture
Hospital Point Light, Beverly  Picture
Hyannis Harbor (South Hyannis) Light
Long Island Head Light, Boston Harbor
Long Point Light, Provincetown
Marblehead Light
Minot’s Ledge Light, Scituate
Monomoy Point Light, near Chatham  Accommodations Available
Nauset Light, Eastham
Ned’s Point Light, Mattapoisett
Newburyport Harbor Front Range Light  Picture
Newburyport Harbor Rear Range Light Dining Available  Picture
Nobska Light, Falmouth
Palmer’s Island Light, New Bedford
Plum Island Light, Newburyport  Picture
Plymouth (Gurnet) Light  Accommodations Available
Point Gammon Light, Hyannis
Race Point Light, Provincetown  Accommodations Available
Sandy Neck Light, Barnstable
Sankaty Head Light, Nantucket
Scituate Light
Stage Harbor (Harding’s Beach) Light, Chatham
Straitsmouth Island Light, Rockport
Tarpaulin Cove Light, Naushon Island
Ten Pound Island Light, Gloucester
Thacher Island Twin Lights, Rockport  Accommodations Available  Picture
West Chop Light, Martha’s Vineyard
Wing’s Neck Light, Pocasset
Wood End Light, Provincetown  Picture


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Annisquam Harbor Light in Rockport MA

Annisquam Harbor Light, Rockport MA

Annisquam Harbor Light in Rockport MA

Annisquam Harbor Light in Rockport MA

This is the Annisquam Lighthouse in Rockport, Massachusetts. You can view this lighthouse from the shore. From Route 127 in Gloucestor, turn onto Lane Rd. Take a left onto Elizabeth Road followed by another left onto Wigwam Road and a right onto Lighthouse Road. There is a small parking lot and a set of stairs down to the beach where you can view the lighthouse. The lightkeeper’s house is private property, so be sure you don’t disturb the residents.

The lighthouse was established in 1801 and automated in 1974. The lighthouse stands 41 feet high.


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