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Ten Pound Island Lighthouse

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse from directly overhead

Ten Pound Island Lighthouse is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fishermens' Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

About

The story

lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States

Dates from 1821.

Wikidata Q7699292, matched on coordinates and name (986 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Inscription
Before you stretches Ten Pound Island. In 1821 a lighthouse was built on the island to safely direct sailing ships into Gloucester Harbor. Some of America's greatest works of art were painted by Winslow Homer while staying at the keeper's house in 1880...
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Coordinates42.61011, -70.67000

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
  • Greasy Pole: 0.2 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 0.3 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 0.3 mi
  • Tablet Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Gus Foote Park: 0.2 mi
  • Saint Peter's Square Park: 0.2 mi
  • Unitarian Unaversalist Churchyard: 0.3 mi
  • Sargent House Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Governor's Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Bond Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Cold Frames: 7.5 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 12.9 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 22
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rail Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ten Pound Island Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnW 271°78 m3.1 mi
Red RockW 279°70 m3.0 mi
Pool HillNNE 29°66 m3.7 mi
Morse HillW 263°62 m4.6 mi
Pigeon HillNNE 26°61 m4.8 mi
Browns HillW 271°61 m9.0 mi
Long HillWSW 247°60 m3.9 mi
Eveleth HillW 280°57 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9502675715

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