Massachusetts Gazetteer
Stage Head is a physical feature (cliff) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Stage Head places it within the MA 01930 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Stage Head |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cliff |
| Description: | At the SW end of Western Harbor in Gloucester Harbor 1 mi WSW of Gloucester C.H.; City of Gloucester. |
| History: | Named for the fish-curing stages erected here from the time of the earliest settlement (MGB 1932). |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.6064843 |
| Longitude: | -70.6758779 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Stage Head: Stage Head.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Stage Head does not include property ownership information.
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