Rockport
in Essex County of Massachusetts, United States
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General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (28 mi) - Portsmouth International at Pease Airport (31 mi)
- Laurence G Hanscom Field (36 mi)
- Manchester Airport (46 mi)
- New Bedford Regional Airport (70 mi)
- Barnstable Municipal Boardman Polando Field (70 mi)
- Portland International Jetport Airport (70 mi)
- Theodore Francis Green State Airport (76 mi)
- Bass Rocks Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Cape Ann Golf Course (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Essex County Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Myopia Hunt Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ipswich Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Lakeview Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Wenham Country Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Beverly Golf & Tennis Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kernwood Country Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- New Meadows Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Hawthorne Cove Marina (marina, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.656 and -70.620 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 39' 20" and W -70° 37' 13"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:36 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:43 am and 4:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -34.350 and 115.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Flinders Bay - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Rockport
Rockport in Essex County (Massachusetts) with it's 4,966 habitants is located in United States about 424 mi (or 683 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
Current time in Rockport is now 05:36 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Rockport, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Boston, Brentwood, Dover, Dedham and Alfred. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 17% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | High wind, near gale with 24 km/h (15 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
7°C (45 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Scattered clouds, strong breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Harborview Inn
Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks
The Tuck Inn
Cape Ann's Marina Resort
The Linden Tree Inn
Seven South Street Inn
Atlantis Oceanfront Inn
The Seafarer Inn
Eagle House Motel
Charles Hovey House
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rockport MA, Tommy and Ken Jr
16mm footage taken by Ken Vincent in the 1950's. Rockport MA. Cape Ann's largest telescope and Ken son Tommy and the Family MG with his other son Ken Jr.
Scuba Diving Front Beach RockPort,MA 3-17-2013
This is a video I shot on Sunday when my friend Bert and I went diving.
Kayak Trip to Thacher Island, Rockport, MA
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. For more info see www.thacherisland.org.
Peg Leg Inn - A Rockport Massachusetts Inn opposite Front Beach.
Welcome the Peg Leg Inn. We are located directly across from beautiful Front Beach. Enjoy a quiet location, beautiful beach view, and easy walk to the village, restaurants and art galleries....
Christmas in Rockport Tree Lighting 2012
If you missed this year's tree lighting or if you would like to relive it, here is a video of the carolers' beautiful rendition of Dot Stoffa's "Christmas in Rockport" followed by this year's...
Rockport Rotary - Join Us!
Some of our Rotarians speak about why they enjoy Rotary. Video by Matt Wigton.
Rockport / Gloucester August 2012
Awesome trip to Rockport / Gloucester. Thanks to our gracious hosts, Corey, Katie, Brendan, and Emma.
Rockport, MA Lobster Boat Fire and Explosion
The two guys on board are OK, the harbormaster picked them up.
Locke Reel 2f 1965 Gloucester and Rockport MA
Touring through Gloucester and Rockport, Massachusetts August 5, 1965 - reel 02 Locke family 8mm home videos.
2013 Rockport 4th of July Firemen's Parade
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,952 at the 2010 census. Rockport is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Boston at the tip of the Cape Ann peninsula. It is directly east of Gloucester and is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean. Only part of the town composes the census-designated place of Rockport.
Cape Ann
Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The cape is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester, and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport. It also includes the easternmost part of Beverly.
Motif Number 1
Motif Number 1, located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts, is a fishing shack well known to students of art and art history as "the most often-painted building in America. " Built in the 1840s as Rockport became home to a colony of artists and fishermen, the shack became a favorite subject of painters due to the composition and lighting of its location as well as being a symbol of New England maritime life.
Dogtown, Massachusetts
Dogtown (also Dogtown Commons or Dogtown Common or Dogtown Village) is an abandoned inland settlement on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Once known as the Common Settlement and populated by respectable citizens, the area later known as Dogtown is divided between the city of Gloucester and the town of Rockport. It is in an area not particularly suited to agriculture, due to poor and very rocky soil.
Halibut Point Reservation
Halibut Point Reservation is a nature reserve located in Rockport, Massachusetts. The property is cooperatively managed by The Trustees of Reservations and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The trustees first acquired property in 1934; the adjoining land was purchased by the state in 1981. Halibut Point itself is made of 440 million year-old granite.
Rockport National Bank
Rockport National Bank first opened in Rockport, Massachusetts as a state bank in 1851, and received its national charter on March 8, 1865. Presently, Rockport National Bank serves the Cape Ann community with three full-service branches and online banking capabilities. Rockport National Bank has recently relocated both Gloucester locations (Eastern Avenue and Railroad Avenue) into its Parker Street location, which opened in June 2007.
Rockport (MBTA station)
Rockport is a passenger rail station on MBTA's Newburyport/Rockport Line. It is the terminus of the Rockport branch of the line. The station complex consists of a single side platform with one revenue track plus 4 lay up tracks for parked trains and a short stretch of auxiliary track. This is the only station on the line to have a stretch of high platform in the middle, as opposed to at the end farthest from Boston as in all of the other stations built during the same time.
Halibut Point State Park
Halibut Point State Park is a uniquely beautiful coastal seascape. Looking seaward on a clear day, the view stretches from Crane Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire. Formerly the Babson Farm granite quarry, the park is managed for scenic, historic and conservation purposes by the DCR and the Trustees of Reservations. An adjacent property, Sea Rocks, is owned by the Town of Rockport and open for public use.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rockport.
Rockport, Rockport (source)
Lands End › South: Pebble Beach, Rockport, Lands End (source)
Lands End › West: Pebble Beach, Lands End (source)
Rockport Harbor: Gloucester − Harbour, Rockport Harbor (source)
Lanesville: Gloucester, Lanesville (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rockport Village, Sandy Bay, Rockport, راکپورت، ماساچوست, Рокпорт, راکپورٹ، میساچوسٹس
