Massachusetts Gazetteer
Thacher Island is a physical feature (island) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Thacher Island places it within the MA 01966 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Thacher Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Off the E coast of Cape Ann in the Atlantic Ocean 2.5 mi SE of Rockport; Town of Rockport. |
| History: | "Named for Antony Thacher who was shipwrecked here onAugust 15, 1635, and to whom the island was granted on January 9, 1636 by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony (MGB 1932). The island was originally ""named after my own name ""Thacher's Woe"" (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files)." |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.6375956 |
| Longitude: | -70.5786536 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Thacher Island: Thacher Island.
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 Thacher Island does not include property ownership information.
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Rockport, MA
(2.4 miles WNW) Gloucester, MA (4.5 miles WSW) Essex, MA (10.4 miles W) Ipswich, MA (13.7 miles WNW) Rowley, MA (16.2 miles WNW) |
Beverly, MA
(16.3 miles WSW) Marblehead, MA (17.1 miles WSW) Salem, MA (18.2 miles WSW) Danvers, MA (18.4 miles WSW) Topsfield, MA (18.9 miles W) |
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Lands End, MA
(1.4 miles W) Eden Square, MA (1.4 miles WNW) Bass Rocks, MA (3.4 miles WSW) Pigeon Cove, MA (3.6 miles NW) East Gloucester, MA (3.9 miles WSW) |
Ocean View, MA
(4.1 miles NW) Five Pound Island, MA (4.1 miles WSW) Dogtown Commons, MA (4.3 miles W) Rocky Neck, MA (4.5 miles WSW) Riverdale Station, MA (4.7 miles W) |
