Egg Rock Light, Egg Rock

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Egg Rock Light was first established in 1856 after a schooner went down with the loss of five lives. The original structure was a lantern on top of a stone dwelling built from granite cut on the island. After the wreck of the schooner Shark the characteristic was changed to fixed red because the captain of the Shark was said to have confused it with Long Island Head Light in Boston Harbor. ()

Coordinates: 42°25'60"N, 70°53'53"W

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Egg Rock Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mary Baker Eddy House, Swampscott Town Hall, Greenlawn Cemetery, Lynn Heritage State Park.

2.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Italianate architecture
Mary Baker Eddy House, Lynn
73 min walk • The Mary Baker Eddy House is a historic house museum at 8 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Built in 1870–71, it was the home of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, from 1875 to 1882. The house is now owned by the church, which operates it as a historic site devoted to Eddy's life and early church history.
2.7 miNW
City hall, Library
Swampscott Town Hall, Lynn
70 min walk • Swampscott Town Hall, previously the Elihu Thomson House, is a historic building in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was designed by architect James T.
1.6 miW
Cemetery
Greenlawn Cemetery, Nahant
40 min walk • Greenlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 195 Nahant Road in Nahant, Massachusetts. Development of the 5.7-acre cemetery was one of the first civic projects of the town of Nahant after its separation from adjacent Lynn in 1853.
3.1 miNW
Museum
Lynn Heritage State Park, Lynn
80 min walk • Lynn Heritage State Park was a history-themed state park in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts, and was part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. It opened in 1986.
5.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Marblehead Little Theatre, Marblehead
132 min walk • The Marblehead Little Theatre is a community theatre in Marblehead, Massachusetts, founded in 1956. It is one of the oldest continually operating community theatres in the United States.
2.2 miNW
Park
Nahant Beach Reservation, Lynn
56 min walk • Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation covering 67 acres of beach and recreational areas in the town of Nahant, Massachusetts.
3.5 miNW
City hall, Theater, Concerts and shows
Lynn Memorial Auditorium, Lynn
89 min walk • The Lynn Memorial City Hall and Auditorium is a large Art Deco building that defines the civic heart of Lynn, Massachusetts. The building serves three functions: first, it houses the city's principal offices, including the mayor's office, as well as the chambers of the city council.
2.5 miNW
Street
Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn
65 min walk • Lynn Shore Drive is an historic oceanfront parkway in Lynn, Massachusetts. Composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall, Lynn Shore Drive runs for approximately one mile along Lynn's Atlantic Ocean coastline, following the upland boundary...
2.8 miN
Town, Area
Swampscott, Lynn
72 min walk • Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 15 miles up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 15,111 as of the 2020 United States Census.
2.4 miN
Shingle style architecture
Swampscott Fish House, Lynn
62 min walk • Swampscott Fish House is a historic fishing supply storage house off Humphrey Street on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is the oldest active fish house in the country. The Shingle style house was built in 1896 on land taken by eminent domain.
4.8 miNE
Baseball field, Tennis court, Park
Seaside Park, Marblehead
122 min walk • Seaside Park is a coastal park located in Marblehead, Massachusetts. At a little over 14 acres, it is the largest of Marblehead's four public parks, and includes an early 20th century grandstand overlooking the baseball field.