Gurnet Point, Plymouth

#54 among attractions in Plymouth

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Gurnet Point, also known as The Gurnet, is located at the end of the peninsula at the entrance to Plymouth Bay in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and is a headland and the small private settlement located on it. The Pilgrims who settled Plymouth in 1620 named it Gurnett's Nose for its resemblance to headlands in the English Channel where gurnett fish were plentiful. The Gurnet is the home of Plymouth Lighthouse as well as Fort Andrew from the Revolutionary War and Civil War. Its access by land is either from Gurnet Road in Duxbury or from the Powder Point Bridge at Duxbury Beach 5 miles to the north by foot or by 4-wheel drive beach buggies, but access is restricted to property owners, residents and their guests, except for once a year on Memorial Day when the lighthouse is open to the public. ()

Coordinates: 42°0'19"N, 70°35'58"W

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Duxbury (Saquish)Plymouth United States

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Gurnet Point – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cole's Hill, Massasoit Statue, Richard Sparrow House, Mayflower House Museum.

4.6 miSW
Cemetery
Cole's Hill, Plymouth
118 min walk • Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. The hill is located on Carver Street near the foot of Leyden Street and across the street from Plymouth Rock. Owned since 1820 by the preservationist Pilgrim Society, it is now a public park.
4.6 miSW
Monuments and statues
Massasoit Statue, Plymouth
118 min walk • Massasoit is a statue by the American sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1921 to mark the three hundredth anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing. The sculpture is meant to represent the Pokanoket leader Massasoit welcoming the Pilgrims on the occasion of the first Thanksgiving.
4.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Richard Sparrow House, Plymouth
125 min walk • The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. He was granted a 16-acre tract of land in 1636 on which the house was later built.
4.6 miSW
Museum, History museum
Mayflower House Museum, Plymouth
118 min walk • The Mayflower House Museum is an 18th-century period historic house museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts operated by The Mayflower Society, also known as the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. The Society purchased the Edward Winslow House in 1941.
2.8 miSW
Lighthouse
Duxbury Pier Light, Plymouth
72 min walk • Duxbury Pier lighthouse also called Duxbury Light is a lighthouse located in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Duxbury Pier Light was built in 1871 on the north side of the main channel in Plymouth Harbor to mark the dangerous shoal off Saquish Head.
4.3 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
King Caesar House, Duxbury
111 min walk • The King Caesar House is a historic house located at 120 King Caesar Road, Duxbury, Massachusetts. It is operated as a non-profit museum by the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society.
4.3 miW
State park, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury
111 min walk • Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a state-owned historic preserve and public recreation area in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The focus of the state park is a 116-foot granite shaft topped by a statue of Captain Myles Standish. Standish was military leader of Plymouth Colony.
5.3 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Priscilla Beach Theatre, Plymouth
135 min walk • Priscilla Beach Theatre, located in the Manomet section of Plymouth at Priscilla Beach, was one of the original "barn" theatres in America. It was founded in 1937 by Dr. Franklin Trask. His wife, Agnes, became PBT's first artistic director.
4.6 miSW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Holmes Reservation, Plymouth
119 min walk • Holmes Reservation is a conservation parcel located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. During the American Revolution, the land was used as a muster ground for the Plymouth militia.
~610 ftSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Plymouth Light, Plymouth
3 min walk • Plymouth Light, also known as Gurnet Light, is a historic lighthouse located on Gurnet Point at the entrance to Plymouth Bay in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
4.4 miSW
Harbor
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth
111 min walk • Plymouth Harbor is a harbor located in Plymouth, a town in the South Shore region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is part of the larger Plymouth Bay.

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Which popular attractions are close to Gurnet Point?

Nearby attractions include Plymouth Light, Plymouth (3 min walk), Plymouth Light, Plymouth (3 min walk).