Eastern Point Lighthouse, Massachusetts, United States
4.0 (215 reviews) Spent Ranking #9 in Cape Ann Lighthouses
A nice remote lighthouse.
Serving as a guide to ships entering the scenic and commercial Gloucester harbor from the Atlantic Ocean, this 36-foot tall cylindrical brick tower was built in 1832 and automated in 1986.
Address
Eastern Point Boulevard , Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States.
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 18:21
User Ratings
4.0 based on (215 reviews)
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Reviews
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5YotaPower 5:00 PM Aug 13, 2022
A nice remote lighthouse.
This is a great place to go for a walk or a picnic, or just sit and watch the world go by! As others have said the sign at the start of the road is misleading and likely turns many away, but you just drive right by and go to the end of the road and this gem awaits you. The $10 fee is worth it to enjoy the space. You get the bonus of Dog Bar Light as well if you take the easy walk out to it. We had a great visit!
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3Steve R 5:00 PM Jul 16, 2022
Nice place for pictures, walking, fishing and sightseeing
We visited on a perfect Summer Sunday morning after having breakfast at a local spot. Upon entering the "Private Way" the security guard stopped us and said that we couldn't go in to see the lighthouse because "there are already too many people there". I suggested that we wait a while and see if cars exit and so we could enter. Mind you, the roads are private but the lighthouse is a public space. The security guard became obviously agitated and insisted that I'd be "waiting for hours" and he couldn't allow that so I'd have to leave. As we spoke a car approached to leave the street and I asked him to please ask if they were visiting the lighthouse, perhaps now there was room for us to pull in somewhere. He said "no! I'm too busy to ask every car where they're going" (Yet he's asking us, lol.) I asked for his name and company and his entire attitude changed. He said "Frank" and pointed to a logo on his chest inaudibly mumbling his employers name. Then he said of course we could drive up to the lighthouse. We looked at each other and just shook our heads. Anyway after that bizarre encounter which I hope you don't have when you visit, the lighthouse and the grounds and the lengthy breakwater that affords amazing views of Gloucester are even worth putting up with Frank, the ignorant security nazi.
