Fort Pickering Light, Salem

Name: Fort Pickering Light
Address: Salem, United States

#12 among attractions in Salem

Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 42°31'35"N, 70°51'59"W

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Fort Pickering Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Salem Willows, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, House of the Seven Gables, Old Burial Hill.

0.7 miN
Amusement, Amusement park
Salem Willows, Salem
17 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.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Maritime museum, Historical place
Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem
29 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 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
House of the Seven Gables, Salem
24 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.
1.4 miSE
Cemetery
Old Burial Hill, Marblehead
36 min walk • Old Burial Hill is a historic cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located on the high ground between Marblehead's colonial-era residential and retail district, called "Downtown" by longtime residents and "Old Town" by others, and the Barnegat neighborhood that stretches...
~980 ftNW
Island, Nature and wildlife, Park
Winter Island, Salem
5 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.
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.
1.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Fish Flake Hill Historic District, Beverly
35 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 miW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Nathaniel Hawthorne Birthplace, Salem
25 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.
1.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
John Cabot House, Beverly
37 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.
1.1 miSW
Ship
Friendship of Salem, Salem
29 min walk • The Friendship of Salem is a 171-foot replica of the Friendship, a 1797 East Indiaman. It was built in 2000 in the Scarano Brothers Shipyard in Albany, New York. The ship usually operates as a stationary museum ship during most of the year.
1.4 miNW
Bridge
Veterans Memorial Bridge, Salem
35 min walk • Veterans Memorial Bridge, also called the Beverly-Salem Bridge, is a fixed-span roadway crossing of the Danvers River carrying Massachusetts Route 1A between Salem and Beverly, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Pickering Light?

Nearby attractions include Winter Island, Salem (5 min walk), Smith Pool, Salem (9 min walk), Salem Willows Historic District, Salem (11 min walk), Fort Lee, Salem (14 min walk).