Smith Pool, Salem

Name: Smith Pool
Address: Salem, United States

#76 among attractions in Salem

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Smith Pool is a small body of water located between Salem Neck, Winter Island, and Cat Cove in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It used to be the city's reservoir, and was later a public swimming area. It is easily accessible from Winter Island Road on Winter Island. The area is currently maintained by Salem State University, and the old dam still separates it from Cat Cove. ()

Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°31'48"N, 70°52'15"W

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Smith Pool – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Salem Willows, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, House of the Seven Gables, Essex Institute.

0.4 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Salem Willows, Salem
11 min walk • Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in Salem, Massachusetts. It is named for the European white willow trees planted there in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at a nearby smallpox hospital.
1 miSW
Museum, Maritime museum, Historical place
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem
27 min walk • The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a National Historic Site consisting of 12 historic structures, one replica tall-ship, and about 9 acres of land along the waterfront of Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
House of the Seven Gables, Salem
23 min walk • The House of the Seven Gables is a 1668 colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts, named for its gables. It was made famous by Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel The House of the Seven Gables.
1.2 miSW
Museum
Essex Institute, Salem
30 min walk • The Essex Institute in Salem, Massachusetts, was "a literary, historical and scientific society." It maintained a museum, library, historic houses; arranged educational programs; and issued numerous scholarly publications. In 1992 the institute merged with the Peabody Museum of Salem to form the Peabody Essex Museum.
~780 ftSE
Island, Nature and wildlife, Park
Winter Island, Salem
4 min walk • Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about 45 acres in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the north.
~1750 ftSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Fort Pickering Light, Salem
9 min walk • Fort Pickering Light, also known as Winter Island Light, is a lighthouse built in 1871 and discontinued by the Coast Guard in 1969. It was relit as a private aid to navigation by the City of Salem in 1983.
1.1 miSW
Lighthouse
Derby Wharf Light, Salem
29 min walk • Derby Wharf Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Derby Wharf in Salem, Massachusetts that is within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. It was built in 1871 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The United States Coast Guard Light List description is "White square tower. Maintained by the U.S.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Fish Flake Hill Historic District, Beverly
27 min walk • The Fish Flake Hill Historic District encompasses a section of Front Street in Beverly, Massachusetts that includes a remarkable concentration of colonial buildings, and which was notable for its importance in the American Revolutionary War.
1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum
Gardner–Pingree House, Salem
30 min walk • The Gardner–Pingree House is a historic house museum at 128 Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. It is judged to be a masterpiece of Federal architecture by the noted Salem builder Samuel McIntire, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1972 for its architectural significance.
0.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace, Salem
24 min walk • The Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace is the home where American author Nathaniel Hawthorne was born. It is located at 27 Hardy Street but accessible through 54 Turner Street, Salem, Massachusetts. The house is now a nonprofit museum along with the House of the Seven Gables immediately adjacent; an admission fee is charged.
1.1 miNW
Museum, History museum
John Cabot House, Beverly
29 min walk • The John Cabot House is a historic house at 117 Cabot Street in downtown Beverly, Massachusetts. Built in 1781 by a prominent local businessman and ship owner, it was the town's first brick mansion house.

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Which popular attractions are close to Smith Pool?

Nearby attractions include Winter Island, Salem (4 min walk), Salem Willows Historic District, Salem (6 min walk), Fort Lee, Salem (6 min walk), Fort Pickering Light, Salem (9 min walk).